musk plant

noun

a sticky-hairy plant, Mimulus moschata, of the figwort family, native to northern and western North America, having pale-yellow flowers and a musky odor.

Origin of musk plant

First recorded in 1775–85

Also called musk flower.

Examples from the Web for musk flower

But ravines are not dank in the clear fall days; and by October the musk-plant has wilted dry.
The Story of the Trapper|A. C. Laut
A bed of musk-plant yielded up languorous sighs to the warmed air.
Jessamine|Marion Harland
M. moschatus is the Musk-plant, of which the variety Harrisoni is a greatly improved form, with much larger yellow flowers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7|Various