Biology:Monardella frutescens

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Monardella frutescens

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M. frutescens
Binomial name
Monardella frutescens
(Hoover) Jokerst

Monardella frutescens is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name San Luis Obispo monardella.

Distribution

Monardella frutescens is endemic to California , where it is known only from the sand dunes and coastal sage and chaparral scrub on the coastline of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.

Description

Monardella frutescens is a perennial herb producing several purple stems. The thin, narrow, wavy-edged leaves are 1 to 5 centimeters long and borne in clusters along the stem. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of papery purplish to straw-colored bracts. The flowers are purple to pink in color. This species sometimes hybridizes with its relative, Monardella crispa, which shares its habitat.

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6898157 entry