Monardella hypoleuca
Monardella hypoleuca is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, known by the common names thickleaf monardella and white leaf monardella.[1][2]
| Monardella hypoleuca | |
|---|---|
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| ssp. lanata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Monardella |
| Species: | M. hypoleuca |
| Binomial name | |
| Monardella hypoleuca | |
It is endemic to Southern California, It grows on the coastal hills and slopes of the Peninsular Ranges and Transverse Ranges, in chaparral and oak woodland habitats of the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion.
Description
Monardella hypoleuca is a perennial herb producing an erect, purple stem coated in short hairs. The green, lance-shaped to oval leaves are oppositely arranged about the stem and have woolly white undersides.[2]
The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of woolly-haired purplish bracts 2 to 4 centimeters wide. The flowers are roughly 1.5 centimeters long and white or purple-tinged.[2]
Subspecies
Subspecies include:
- Monardella hypoleuca subsp. hypoleuca — endemic from Orange County north to Santa Barbara County.[3]
- Monardella hypoleuca ssp. intermedia — endemic to the Santa Ana Mountains.[4]
- Monardella hypoleuca ssp. lanata — feltleaf monardella, endemic to the Peninsular Ranges including the Cuyamaca Mountains, within San Diego County.[5]
See also
- Endemic flora of California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
References
External links
- Calflora Database: Monardella hypoleuca (Thickleaf monardella, White leaf monardella)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Monardella hypoleuca
- USDA Plants Profile
- Monardella hypoleuca − UC Photo gallery