Mimulus alatus (Winged Monkeyflower) is a member of the plant family Scrophulariaceae (the snapdragon family). This family is usually characterized by bilabiate flowers that can be opened like snapdragons. Winged monkeyflower typically grows in open, wet woods and produces many flowers along its stem from the leaf axils. It flowers in mid- to late July. This photograph was taken in Jackson Co., AL in a natural seep along an old logging road. This deer resistant plant is native to Alabama and is reputed to be a food source for Buckeye butterflies.