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 Leaves Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plant Brigham Young University, S. L. Welsh Herbarium @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) | | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual Similar Species: Monarda citriodora, M. punctata
General Desc:
Square stems branched from base and above; leaves narrow; flower clusters at intervals with whorl of leaves below; lower lip of flower is 3-lobed; bracts green, densely hairy, spreading or ascending with pectinate margins (like teeth of a comb).
Identification notes: Annual; stems hairy, branch several times from the base and also above; flowers white to light pink, 2-lipped, in interrupted spikes of 3 to 6 dense rounded flower clusters; bracts spreading, ascending, or erect, usually green, 3 prominent veins.
Height:
6 to 16 inches
Habitat Description: Ponderosa woodlands, pinyon-juniper-oak, grasslands, plains, dry sandy creekbeds and canyons, rocky soils, roadsides.
Plant Communities:
Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 5000 - 8500 feet
Color:
White to light pink
Shape:
Irregular in round clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
May - Sep
Description:
Interrupted spikes of 3 to 6 dense, round clusters; bracts bristle-tipped, margins with stiff bristles, 1/4 inch long; corolla white, often tinged light pink, 1/2 inch long; 3-lobed, purple-spotted lower lip, curved upper lip, both pointed downward.
Leaf Color:
Dark green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Square stems, mostly branched from base; leaves oblong to narrow, dark green, 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches long, smooth to slightly hairy on both sides, punctate (marked with spots); leaf margins nearly smooth to toothed, often hairy.
Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: Round nutlets, smooth to somewhat reticulate (net-like veining).
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