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Douglas' Monardella
Monardella douglasii
  
About Douglas' Monardella (Monardella douglasii) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant Monardella douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Douglas' monardella. Monardella douglasii is endemic to northern California, where it is known from several of the Inner Southern California Coast Ranges, including the Diablo Range, and nearby valleys of the southern San Francisco Bay Area. It can be found in many habitat types, including grassland, chaparral, foothill oak woodland and rocky serpentine slopes. Monardella douglasii is a hairy annual herb producing a branching purple stem up to about 30 centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged leaves vary in shape. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of green and purple veined, translucent bracts. The purple flowers are just over a centimeter long. Taxonomy. A former subspecies, Monardella douglasii ssp. venosa (veiny mondardella), has been reclassified as Monardella venosa. Monardella douglasii is a hairy annual herb producing a branching purple stem up to about 30 centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged leaves vary in shape. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of green and purple veined, translucent bracts. The purple flowers are just over a centimeter long. Taxonomy. A former subspecies, Monardella douglasii ssp. venosa (veiny mondardella), has been reclassified as Monardella venosa.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Annual herb

Size
Size
0.33 - 1 ft tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
Purple

Wildlife Supported
 


 
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Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade

Common uses
Common uses
Hummingbird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
5, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Open, grassy places

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 14.7" - 31.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.22" - 0.68", Coldest Month: 40.6" - 51.3", Hottest Month: 63.0" - 76.2", Humidity: 1.26" - 24.55", Elevation: 29" - 4463"

Alternative Names
Botanical Names: Monardella douglasii ssp. douglasii


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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