- Monardella sheltonii
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Monardella sheltonii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Monardella Species: M. sheltonii Binomial name Monardella sheltonii
(Torr.) HowellMonardella sheltonii is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Shelton's monardella.
It is native to the mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, including the Klamath Mountains and Sierra Nevada, where it grows in chaparral, forest, and other habitat, often on serpentine soils.
Description
Monardella sheltonii is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing an erect stem lined with pairs of oppositely arranged lance-shaped leaves. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of leaflike bracts 1 to 3 centimeters wide. The five-lobed purple flowers are 1 to 2 centimeters long.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Monardella sheltonii
- USDA Plants Profile
- Monardella sheltonii - Photo gallery
Categories:- Monardella
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of California chaparral and woodlands
- Klamath Mountains
- Lamiaceae stubs
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