Monardella glauca

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Monardella glauca
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M. glauca
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Monardella 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, including in the Great Basin and Sierra Nevada.

Description

Monardella glauca 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 inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of purple-tinged bracts. The flowers are purple to reddish in color and one to two centimeters long.

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