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Monardella breweri is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, known by the common name Brewer's monardella.




Description


Monardella breweri is a hairy annual herb producing a branching erect stem up to about 65 centimeters in maximum height. The oppositely arranged oval leaves are up to 4.5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of stiff, pointed, veined, purplish bracts up to 3 centimeters wide. Each hairy pinkish five-lobed flower is just over a centimeter long.




Subspecies


As of February 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted four subspecies:

Monardella breweri subsp. breweri
Monardella breweri subsp. glandulifera (I.M.Johnst.) Elvin
Monardella breweri subsp. lanceolata (A.Gray) A.C.Sanders & Elvin
Monardella breweri subsp. microcephala (A.Gray) Elvin & A.C.Sanders




Distribution


Monardella breweri is endemic to California, where its range extends from the San Francisco Bay Area through the Central Coast Ranges to the Transverse Ranges, including the Santa Monica Mountains, in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Its habitat includes chaparral and oak woodland.




References






External links


Jepson Manual Treatment - Monardella breweri
USDA Plants Profile: Monardella breweri
Monardella breweri - Photo gallery

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