Monardella nana

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

Monardella nana is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name yellow monardella. It is native to the Peninsular Ranges of southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in several local habitat types, such as chaparral and mountain forest.

Description

Monardella nana is a rhizomatous perennial herb forming a tuft or mat of slender stems lined with hairy to hairless oval leaves up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of pink-tinged white bracts. The tubular flowers are white to pale pink in color and up to 3 centimeters long.

There are several subspecies of this plant, all limited to the mountains straddling the border between California and Baja California.

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  • Monardella nana — ID 54731 Symbol Key MONA Common Name yellow monardella Family Lamiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb Durati …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Monardella nana ssp. nana — ID 54735 Symbol Key MONAN2 Common Name yellow monardella Family Lamiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb Dura …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Monardella nana ssp. arida — ID 54732 Symbol Key MONAA Common Name yellow monardella Family Lamiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb Durat …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Monardella nana ssp. leptosiphon — ID 54734 Symbol Key MONAL Common Name San Felipe monardella Family Lamiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb D …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora — ID 54737 Symbol Key MONAT Common Name yellow monardella Family Lamiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb Durat …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Monardella nana A. Gray ssp. nana — Symbol MONAN2 Common Name yellow monardella Botanical Family Lamiaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Monardella nana A. Gray — Symbol MONA Common Name yellow monardella Botanical Family Lamiaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Monardella nana A. Gray ssp. arida (H.M. Hall) Abrams — Symbol MONAA Common Name yellow monardella Botanical Family Lamiaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Monardella nana A. Gray ssp. arida (H.M. Hall) Abrams — Symbol MONAA Common Name yellow monardella Botanical Family Lamiaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Monardella nana A. Gray ssp. leptosiphon (Torr.) Abrams — Symbol MONAL Common Name San Felipe monardella Botanical Family Lamiaceae …   Scientific plant list

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