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Sweet-smelling Monardella
( Monardella beneolens )
Monardella beneolens
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About Sweet-smelling Monardella (Monardella beneolens)
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Monardella beneolens
is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name sweet-smelling monardella.
Monardella beneolens
is endemic to California, where it is known from just a few occurrences in the high peaks of the southern Sierra Nevada. Its habitat includes subalpine mountain forests and alpine rock fields. Although the plant is rare, it is not likely to experience disturbance or destruction because it lives in such remote habitat.
Monardella beneolens
is a hairy, glandular rhizomatous perennial herb growing in a mat or small tuft and producing flowering stems 10 to 30 centimeters long. The long-haired, triangular or oval leaves are under a centimeter long and usually wavy along the edges. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of pinkish or pale green bracts. The five-lobed flowers are lavender or pink.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
4 - 11.8 in tall
Flower Color
Purple, Pink, Green
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
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California Pyrausta Moth
Pyrausta californicalis
Pyrausta californicalis
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 8.0" - 22.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.77" - 1.90", Coldest Month: 22.6" - 45.2", Hottest Month: 44.0" - 71.8", Humidity: 2.17" - 24.47", Elevation: 4889" - 11844"
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
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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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