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Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Monardella glauca - pale monardella

Synonyms: Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca, M. odoratissima ssp. parvifolia, M. odoratissima var. glauca, M. odoratissima
Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub

Family: Lamiaceae


   
 
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Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)
Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native   Life Cycle: Perennial
General Desc: Bushy herb with a woody base, stems ascending to lying flat with tip growing upward; unbranched; green or covered with grayish-white hairs that curl downwards; releases a strongly minty odor when touched.
Identification notes: Low and bushy, several leafy stems; leaves, oval, opposite; flower clusters of 1 to many purple, reddish-purple or light purple flowers at ends of stems, clusters in a cup of purple-tinged leaves, petals 3/4 inch long, sparsely to densely hairy.
Height: 8 to 12 inches


Habitat

Habitat Description: Coniferous forests, sagebrush scrub, and montane forests,
Plant Communities: Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 3500 - 11000 feet


Flower Characteristics

Color: Light purple, reddish-purple, purple     Shape: Regular in round clusters     Tubular: Y     Flowering Period: Jun - Oct
Description: Flower heads flat, in shallow cup of upright purple-tinged bracts; outer bracts reflexed or spreading; calyx 1/4 to 1/2 inch; tube has sparse hairs; lobes with spreading, stiff hairs, petals light purple to reddish-purple or purple.


Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green, grayish-green     Leaf Type: Simple     Leaf Shape: Round or oval     Leaf Margin: Smooth     Leaf Attachment: Opposite     Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves     Spines: N
Leaf Description: Green hairy stems; leaves 1 to 1-3/4 inches long and 1/2 inch wide; leaves green without hairs to grayish-green with hairs; oval-shaped and opposite.


Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Dark brown to black   
Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: 4 smooth; oblong; approximately 1/16 inch long.


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Last Updated: Dec 13, 2022
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