Monardella purpurea
Monardella purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Siskiyou monardella and serpentine monardella.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Monardella |
| Species: | M. purpurea |
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| Monardella purpurea | |
It is native to the mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, including the Klamath Mountains, where it grows in chaparral and forest, often on serpentine soils.
Description
It is a perennial herb producing an erect, purple stem up to about 40 centimeters in maximum height. The oppositely arranged leaves are leathery, widely lance-shaped, and up to 3 centimeters long.
The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of leathery purplish bracts. The pinkish purple flowers are just over a centimeter long, narrow and tubular in shape with pointed lobes and protruding stamens.
External links
- Calflora Database: Monardella purpurea (Siskiyou monardella)
- Jepson Manual eFlora treatment ofMonardella purpurea
- USDA Plants Profile for Monardella purpurea
- UC Photos gallery — Monardella purpurea
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