Mimulus (monkey-flower) occurs as extremely diverse plant genus of astir 150 metal money presently positioned in the personal Phrymaceae, though many authors however assume it to become in the personal Scrophulariaceae since the movement of the genus into Phrymaceae was based merely in one (ribosomal) cistron tree. These are mostly indigen to the Americas, and numerous Western mintage develop invaded more continents (look at Mimulus guttatus). Two or three coinage too extend into eastern Asia and southern Africa.

Virtually all of the mintage come annuals and herbaceous perennials, but two or three coinage come subshrubs with woody stems; these are treated in the subgenus Diplacus, regarded by a bit of phytologist as a separate genus Diplacus.

Selected species
;Subgenus Mimulus Mimulus alsinoides (Chickweed Monkey-flower) Mimulus brevipes (Wide-throated Yellow Monkey-flower) Mimulus cardinalis (Scarlet Monkey-flower) Mimulus cupreus Mimulus fremontii Mimulus guttatus (Common Big Monkey-flower) Mimulus lewisii (Great Purple Monkey-flower) Mimulus luteus (Yellow Monkey-flower) Mimulus moschatus (Musk-flower) Mimulus nasutus Mimulus primuloides Mimulus ringens (Allegheny Monkey-flower) Mimulus tilingii (Large Mountain Monkey-flower) Mimulus variegatus ;Subgenus Diplacus Mimulus aurantiacus (syn. Diplacus aurantiacus; Orange Bush Monkey-flower) Mimulus longiflorus (syn. Diplacus longiflorus; Southern Bush Monkey-flower) Mimulus puniceus (syn. Diplacus puniceus; Red Bush Monkey-flower)