Monardella exilis

Monardella exilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Monardella
Species:
M. exilis
Binomial name
Monardella exilis
(A.Gray) Greene

Monardella exilis, with the common names Mojave monardella and desert monardella, is an annual plant in the genus Monardella of the mint family (Lamiaceae).[1]

Distribution

The plant is endemic to California, in the Mojave Desert and southern Sierra Nevada.[2] It grows at 600–2,100 metres (2,000–6,900 ft) in elevation. In the Antelope Valley it is found in Desert scrub and Joshua tree woodland habitats.[1] In the Sierra it is also found in pinyon pine (Pinus monophylla) woodlands.[1]

Description

Monardella exilis is an annual herb, growing 6–30 centimetres (2.4–11.8 in) in height.

It has white flowers with green with purple tinges, during a bloom period from April to September.

References

  1. ^ a b c Jepson: Monardella exilis
  2. ^ "Calflora: Monardella exilis". calflora.org. Retrieved 2015-05-16.


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