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Monardella palmeri

Monardella palmeri A. Gray

Palmer's Monardella, Palmer's Mountainbalm

Lamiaceae (Mint family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: MOPA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Fruit: Nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Reddish purple to purple.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Chaparral, forests, usually on serpentine.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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