Monkey Flower / Mimulus Ringens

Neltje Blanchan wrote in 1917, in her book Wild Flowers , " Imaginative eyes see what appears to them the gaping (ringens) face of a little ape or buffoon (mimulus) in this common flower whose drolleries, such as they are, call forth the only applause desired .... the buzz of insects that become pollen-laden during the entertainment."  The creative writing style of nature writers of the past can be such a treat. One thing she writes though, is not true today.... she used the words common flower, the Monkey Flower today is on the endangered list in Massachusetts.

Where I found it : Its a secret