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Uvedalia linearis R.Br.
Grows in the Northern Territory and the north west of Western Australia. One of the Howard sand plain species. This plant was formerly known as Mimulus uvedaliae. The 2012 paper below details the name changes.

There are 2 varieties, both featured here.
Uvedalia linearis var. linearis
Uvedalia linearis var. lutea

Uvedalia linearis R.Br. var. linearis
The purple flowered variety.This species was collected by Banks and Solander at Cooktown in 1770.

  Uvedalia linearis var. linearis Uvedalia linearis var. linearis
  Description:Flower Description:Flower
Location:Arnhem Highway, Northern Territory Location:Arnhem Highway, Northern Territory
  GPS coordinates:12˚41.9570S,131˚24.0130E GPS coordinates:12˚41.9570S,131˚24.0130E
Date of photo:6 June 2015 Date of photo:6 June 2015
  Field No.: 3170 Field No.: 3170
     
  Uvedalia linearis var. linearis Uvedalia linearis var. linearis
  Description:Fruit Description:Flower
  Location:Arnhem Highway, Northern Territory Location:Arnhem Highway, Northern Territory
  GPS coordinates:12˚41.9570S,131˚24.0130E GPS coordinates:12˚41.9570S,131˚24.0130E
  Date of photo:6 June 2015 Date of photo:6 June 2015
  Field No.: 3170 Field No.: 3170
     
  Uvedalia linearis var. linearis Uvedalia linearis var. linearis
 
  Description:Flower Description:Flower - side view
  Location:Arnhem Highway, Northern Territory Location:Arnhem Highway, Northern Territory
  GPS coordinates:12˚42.7280S,131˚25.1900E GPS coordinates:12˚42.7280S,131˚25.1900E
  Date of photo:30 May 2018 Date of photo:30 May 2018
  Field No.: 6661 Field No.: 6661
     
  Uvedalia linearis var. linearis Uvedalia linearis var. linearis
 
  Description:Flowers Description:Plants in habitat
  Location:Arnhem Highway, Northern Territory Location:Arnhem Highway, Northern Territory
  GPS coordinates:12˚42.7280S,131˚25.1900E GPS coordinates:12˚42.7280S,131˚25.1900E
  Date of photo:30 May 2018 Date of photo:30 May 2018
  Field No.: 6661 Field No.: 6661
     

Uvedalia linearis var. lutea (Benth.) W.R.Barker & Beardsley
The yellow flowered variety.
 
  Uvedalia linearis var. lutea Uvedalia linearis var. lutea
 
  Description:Flower Description:Flower
  Location:Leaning Tree Lagoon, Arnhem Highway, Northern Territory Location:Burdulba Creek, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
  GPS coordinates:12˚42.7280S,131˚25.1900E GPS coordinates:12˚46.3870S,132˚45.4150E
  Date of photo:6 June 2015 Date of photo:7 June 2015
Field No.: 3178 Field No.: 3192
     
  Uvedalia linearis var. lutea Uvedalia linearis var. lutea
 
  Description:Plants in habitat Description:Flower
  Location:Burdulba Creek, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Location:Leaning Tree Lagoon, Arnhem Highway, Northern Territory
  GPS coordinates:12˚46.3870S,132˚45.4150E GPS coordinates:12˚42.7280S,131˚25.1900E
  Date of photo:7 June 2015 Date of photo:6 June 2015
  Field No.: 3192 Field No.: 3178
     
  Uvedalia linearis var. lutea Uvedalia linearis var. lutea
 
  Description:Flower - side view Description:Plant in habitat
  Location:Leaning Tree Lagoon, Arnhem Highway, Northern Territory Location:Burdulba Creek, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
  GPS coordinates:12˚42.7280S,131˚25.1900E GPS coordinates:12˚46.3870S,132˚45.4150E
  Date of photo:6 June 2015 Date of photo:7 June 2015
  Field No.: 3178 Field No.: 3192
     
  Uvedalia linearis var. lutea Uvedalia linearis var. lutea
 
  Description:Flower Description:Flower - rear view
  Location:King Edward River, Western Australia Location:King Edward River, Western Australia
  GPS coordinates:15˚03.2760S, 126°12.9978E GPS coordinates:15˚03.2760S, 126°12.9978E
  Date of photo:16 July 2016 Date of photo:16 July 2016
  Field No.: 5058 Field No.: 5058
     
  Uvedalia linearis var. lutea Uvedalia linearis var. lutea
 
  Description:Flower Description:Fruit
  Location:Taylor's Lagoon, Willare, Western Australia Location:Taylor's Lagoon, Willare, Western Australia
  GPS coordinates:17˚47.2340S, 122°49.5040E GPS coordinates:17˚47.2340S, 122°49.5040E
  Date of photo:19 June 2017 Date of photo:19 June 2017
  Field No.: 6132 Field No.: 6132
     
     
     
     


References (accessed 16 June 2018):

Barker, W.R., Nesom, G.L., Beardsley, P.M. & Fraga, N.S. (2012), A taxonomic conspectus of Phyrmaceae: a narrowed circumscription for Mimulus, new and resurrected genera, and new names and combinations. Phytoneuron 39:21

http://www.users.on.net/~bennnez/pages/species%20profile%20pages/mimulus%20uvedaliae%20page.html

http://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=5474

http://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=5473

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