Monardella linoides
| Monardella linoides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Monardella |
| Species: | M. linoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Monardella linoides A.Gray | |
Monardella linoides is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name flaxleaf monardella. It is native to southern California and adjacent sections of Nevada, Arizona, and Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat from desert flats to subalpine forests, including in the Sierra Nevada and Mojave Desert.
Description
Monardella linoides is a gray-green perennial herb producing a slender erect stem up to about 50 centimeters in maximum height. The linear to oval leaves are 1 to 4 centimeters long and coated in grayish hairs. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of pale whitish or pink-tinged papery bracts 2 or 3 centimeters wide. The flowers are just over a centimeter long and light purple in color.
Subspecies
There are about four subspecies of this plant. One, Monardella linoides ssp. viminea, sometimes classified as a separate species called Monardella viminea, is a rare plant limited to northern Baja California and parts of San Diego, California, is treated as a federally listed endangered species in the United States.[1]
References
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Monardella linoides
- USDA Plants Profile: Monardella linoides
- The Nature Conservancy
- Monardella linoides - Photo gallery