Monardella australis

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

Monardella australis is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name southern monardella. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the Transverse Ranges and adjacent San Jacinto Mountains near the Los Angeles area. Its habitat includes the forests on the higher slopes of the mountain ranges.

Description

Monardella australis is a perennial herb growing in a small tuft and producing long, sometimes erect flowering stems. The pale green or grayish leaves are oval or lance-shaped and often toothed.

The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of pinkish green bracts. Each flower is up to 2 centimeters long and pinkish in color.

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