Monardella lanceolata

Monardella lanceolata
Monardella lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Monardella
Species: M. lanceolata
Binomial name
Monardella lanceolata
A.Gray

Monardella lanceolata is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names mustang mint and mustang monardella. It is native to the mountains of California and Baja California, where it grows in chaparral, woodland, rocky slopes, and often disturbed habitat types.

Description

Monardella lanceolata is variable in appearance and sometimes divided into a number of indistinct varieties. In general, it is an annual herb producing a branching, purple stem with a coat of glandular hairs. The lance-shaped leaves are 3 or 4 centimeters long and oppositely arranged about the stem.

The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of hairy, pointed, purple-tinged bracts. The flowers are purple in color and roughly 1.5 centimeters long.

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  • Monardella lanceolata — ID 54717 Symbol Key MOLA2 Common Name mustang monardella Family Lamiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, NV Growth Habit Forb/herb Durati …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Monardella lanceolata — noun fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose purple flowers • Syn: ↑mustang mint • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Monardella, ↑genus Monardella …   Useful english dictionary

  • Monardella lanceolata var. lanceolata — ID 54719 Symbol Key MOLAL Common Name mustang monardella Family Lamiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, NV Growth Habit Forb/herb Durati …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Monardella lanceolata var. glandulifera — ID 54718 Symbol Key MOLAG Common Name mustang monardella Family Lamiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Monardella lanceolata var. microcephala — ID 54720 Symbol Key MOLAM Common Name mustang monardella Family Lamiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Monardella lanceolata A. Gray var. lanceolata — Symbol MOLAL Common Name mustang monardella Botanical Family Lamiaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Monardella lanceolata A. Gray — Symbol MOLA2 Common Name mustang monardella Botanical Family Lamiaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Monardella lanceolata A. Gray var. glandulifera I.M. Johnst. — Symbol MOLAG Common Name mustang monardella Botanical Family Lamiaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Monardella lanceolata A. Gray var. microcephala A. Gray — Symbol MOLAM Common Name mustang monardella Botanical Family Lamiaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Monardella — hypoleuca ssp. lanata Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

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