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Desert Mint
( Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca )
Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca
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About Desert Mint (Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca)
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Monardella glauca is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name pale monardella. It is native to the western United States where it grows in many types of habitat. It is quite variable in appearance. In general, it is a perennial herb producing one or more greenish, grayish, or purplish stems which may be hairy to hairless, waxy, or bristly in texture. The oval leaves are oppositely arranged about the stem. The flower cluster is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of purple-tinged leafs. The flowers are purple to reddish in color and one to two centimeters long.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Flower Color
Purple
Flowering Season
Summer
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 7
likely
* )
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White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
*
Shasta Pyrausta
Pyrausta perrubralis
Pyrausta perrubralis
*
California Pyrausta Moth
Pyrausta californicalis
Pyrausta californicalis
*
Fulvous-edged Pyrausta
Pyrausta nexalis
Pyrausta nexalis
*
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
*
Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla
Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla
*
Pyrausta fodinalis
Pyrausta fodinalis
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Nurseries
Carried by 1
Common uses
Bird Gardens, Hummingbird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Natural Setting
Site Type
Rocky openings
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 6.5" - 141.0", Summer Precipitation: 0.30" - 4.96", Coldest Month: 10.8" - 48.4", Hottest Month: 34.1" - 74.1", Humidity: 0.50" - 28.26", Elevation: 494" - 14090"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Blue Monardella, Gray Monardella, Pale Monardella
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Desert Mint
Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca
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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