Monardella follettii
Appearance
Monardella follettii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Monardella |
Species: | M. follettii
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Binomial name | |
Monardella follettii (Jeps.) Jokerst
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Monardella follettii is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Follett's monardella.
Distribution
[edit]Monardella follettii is endemic to California, where it is known from about twenty occurrences in the northern High Sierra Nevada, mostly in Plumas County — in the Lassen National Forest.
It grows in rocky mountain forests and slopes, sometimes on serpentine soils.
Description
[edit]Monardella follettii is a perennial herb producing a slender erect stem which is purple in color and mostly hairless in texture. The lance-shaped, smooth-edged leaves are oppositely arranged about the stem.
The inflorescence is a head of several pink flowers blooming in a cup of leathery, hairy, glandular bracts.
External links
[edit]- Calflora Database: Monardella follettii (Follett's monardella)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Monardella follettii
- USDA Plants Profile for Monardella follettii
- UC Photos gallery: Monardella follettii