• Source: Monardella candicans

Monardella candicans is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Sierra monardella.




Distribution


It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, where it grows in several types of local habitat, including chaparral, woodland, and forests.




Description


Monardella candicans is an annual herb producing a purple stem with lance-shaped green leaves arranged oppositely. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of green, veined bracts. Each five-lobed flower is white, sometimes with purple speckles, and roughly a centimeter long.




External links


Calflora Database: Monardella candicans (Sierra monardella)
Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Monardella candicans
USDA Plants Profile for Monardella candicans
UC CalPhotos gallery of Monardella candicans (Sierra monardella)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Monardella candicans
• Monardella
• Monardella exilis
• List of plants of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
• List of flora of the Sonoran Desert Region by common name