- Monardella candicans
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Monardella candicans Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Monardella Species: M. candicans Binomial name Monardella candicans
Benth.Monardella candicans is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Sierra monardella.
Distribution
It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, where it grows in several types of local habitat, including chaparral, woodland, and forests.
Description
Monardella candicans is an annual herb producing a purple stem with lance-shaped green leaves arranged oppositely. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of green, veined bracts. Each five-lobed flower is white, sometimes with purple speckles, and roughly a centimeter long.
External links
Categories:- Monardella
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada region (U.S.)
- Flora of California chaparral and woodlands
- Lamiaceae stubs
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