- Monardella australis
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Monardella australis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Monardella Species: M. australis Binomial name Monardella australis
AbramsMonardella australis is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name southern monardella. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the Transverse Ranges and adjacent San Jacinto Mountains near the Los Angeles area. Its habitat includes the forests on the higher slopes of the mountain ranges.
Description
Monardella australis is a perennial herb growing in a small tuft and producing long, sometimes erect flowering stems. The pale green or grayish leaves are oval or lance-shaped and often toothed.
The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of pinkish green bracts. Each flower is up to 2 centimeters long and pinkish in color.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Monardella australis
- USDA Plants Profile: Monardella australis
- Monardella australis - Photo gallery
Categories:- Monardella
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of California chaparral and woodlands
- San Bernardino Mountains
- San Gabriel Mountains
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of Los Angeles County, California
- Lamiaceae stubs
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