During a recent visit to the Descanso Gardens, I came across a most-curiously-named species of flora: The Sticky Monkeyflower.
Although I was disappointed to learn this plant wasn't named as a botanical cross-promotion with the Austin Powers franchise, it does have some interesting qualities... According to Wikipedia:
Mimulus aurantiacus, the Orange Bush Monkey-flower or Sticky Monkey-flower, is a flowering plant that grows in a subshrub form, native to southwestern North America from southwestern Oregon south through most of California. ...
The Miwok and Pomo Native Americans used the Sticky Monkey's flowers and roots to treat a number of ailments, but was particularly useful for its antiseptic qualities as it expedited the healing of minor scrapes and burns.
