- Monardella frutescens
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Monardella frutescens Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Monardella Species: M. frutescens Binomial name Monardella frutescens
(Hoover) JokerstMonardella frutescens is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name San Luis Obispo monardella.
Distribution
Monardella frutescens is endemic to California, where it is known only from the sand dunes and coastal sage and chaparral scrub on the coastline of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.
Description
Monardella frutescens is a perennial herb producing several purple stems. The thin, narrow, wavy-edged leaves are 1 to 5 centimeters long and borne in clusters along the stem. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of papery purplish to straw-colored bracts. The flowers are purple to pink in color. This species sometimes hybridizes with its relative, Monardella crispa, which shares its habitat.
External links
Categories:- Monardella
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of San Luis Obispo County, California
- Natural history of Santa Barbara County, California
- Lamiaceae stubs
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