Monardella exilis
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Monardella exilis, with the common names Mojave monardella and desert monardella, is an annual plant in the genus Monardella of the mint family (Lamiaceae).[https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=33932 Jepson: Monardella exilis]
Distribution
The plant is endemic to California, in the Mojave Desert and southern Sierra Nevada.{{cite web|url=http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Monardella+exilis |title=Calflora: Monardella exilis |publisher=calflora.org|access-date=2015-05-16}} It grows at {{convert|600|-|2100|m|ft}} in elevation. In the Antelope Valley it is found in Desert scrub and Joshua tree woodland habitats. In the Sierra it is also found in pinyon pine (Pinus monophylla) woodlands.
Description
Monardella exilis is an annual herb, growing {{convert|6|-|30|cm|in}} in height.
It has white flowers with green with purple tinges, during a bloom period from April to September.
References
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External links
- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Monardella+exilis Calflora Database: Monardella exilis (Desert monardella, Mojave monardella)]
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=33932 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Monardella exilis]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/img_query?where-taxon=Monardella+exilis&where-anno=1 UC CalPhotos gallery of Monardella exilis]
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Category:Endemic flora of California
Category:Flora of the California desert regions
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Natural history of the Mojave Desert
Category:Taxa named by Asa Gray
Category:Taxa named by Edward Lee Greene
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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