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Follett's Monardella
Monardella follettii
  
About Follett's Monardella (Monardella follettii) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant Monardella follettii is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Follett's monardella. Monardella follettii is endemic to California, where it is known from about twenty occurrences in the northern High Sierra Nevada, mostly in Plumas County - in the Lassen National Forest. Monardella follettii is endemic to California, where it is known from about twenty occurrences in the northern High Sierra Nevada, mostly in Plumas County - in the Lassen National Forest. It grows in rocky mountain forests and slopes, sometimes on serpentine soils. Monardella follettii is a perennial herb producing a slender erect stem which is purple in color and mostly hairless in texture. The lance-shaped, smooth-edged leaves are oppositely arranged about the stem. The inflorescence is a head of several pink flowers blooming in a cup of leathery, hairy, glandular bracts.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
1 - 2 ft tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
Lavender, Pink

Wildlife Supported
 


 
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Landscaping Information
Common uses
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 18.1" - 43.8", Summer Precipitation: 1.02" - 1.30", Coldest Month: 29.8" - 41.6", Hottest Month: 59.7" - 67.8", Humidity: 1.65" - 20.85", Elevation: 3584" - 7178"


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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