Pollinator preferences for yellow, orange, and red flowers of Mimulus verbenaceus and M. Cardinalis

Red. orange, and yellow morphs of Mimulus verbenaceus and M. cardinalis were field tested for pollinator preferences. The species are closely similar except that M. verbenaceus flowers have partially reflexed corolla lobes, whereas M. cardinalis flowers have fully reflexed corolla lobes. On the basis of over 6000 bumblebee and hummingbird visits, highly significant ( p Mimulus verbenaceus and M. cardinalis .