- Source: Monardella purpurea
Monardella purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Siskiyou monardella and serpentine monardella.
It is native to the mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, including the Klamath Mountains. It grows in rocky slopes, chaparral, woodlands, montane forests and serpentine soils.
Description
It is a perennial herb producing an erect, purple stem up to about 40 centimeters in maximum height. The oppositely arranged leaves are leathery, widely lance-shaped, and up to 3 centimeters long.
The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of leathery purplish bracts. The pinkish purple flowers are just over a centimeter long, narrow and tubular in shape with pointed lobes and protruding stamens. Flowers bloom June to July.
References
External links
Calflora Database: Monardella purpurea (Siskiyou monardella)
Jepson Manual eFlora treatment ofMonardella purpurea
USDA Plants Profile for Monardella purpurea
UC Photos gallery — Monardella purpurea
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Monardella purpurea
- Monardella
- Siskiyou monardella
- List of Canadian plants by family L
- List of California native plants
- List of flora of the Sonoran Desert Region by common name
