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Monardella eplingii

Monardella eplingii Elvin, A.C. Sanders, & J.L. Anderson

Epling's Monardella, Black Mountains Mountainbalm

Lamiaceae (Mint family)

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USDA Symbol: MOEP

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Size Notes: Up to about 14 inches tall.
Fruit: Nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jan , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: White with purple markings.

Distribution

USA: AZ
Native Habitat: Cracks in bedrock along drainages, rocky outcrops and cliffs, open rocky slopes, wash bottoms, among desert scrub and riparian desert scrub.

Web Reference

Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Research Literature

Reslit 3153 - Monardella eplingii , a New Species from the Black Mountains of Northwestern Arizona, USA (2013) Elvin, Mark A; Anderson, John L.; Sanders, Andrew ...

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Monardella eplingii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Monardella eplingii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Monardella eplingii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-05-20
Research By: CBR

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