Monardella macrantha
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Monardella |
| Species: | M. macrantha
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| Monardella macrantha | |
Monardella macrantha is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name red monardella.[1] It is native to coastal mountain ranges of southern California and Baja California, where it grows in several habitat types, including chaparral, woodlands, and forest.[2]
Description
[edit]Monardella macrantha is a perennial herb forming a low tuft of slender stems lined with thick, shiny green leaves up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a head of several tubular flowers blooming in a cup of red-tinged green bracts up to 4 centimeters wide. The clustered flowers are bright red to yellowish in color, sometimes exceeding 4 centimeters in length with narrow lobed mouths.
Cultivation
[edit]Monardella macrantha is cultivated in by specialty plant nurseries and available as an ornamental plant for native plant, drought tolerant, natural landscape, and habitat gardens; and for ecological restoration projects.
References
[edit]- ^ S., Allen, Linda. Morphometrics of Monardella subgenus Macranthae (Lamiaceae). OCLC 30456342.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hall, Harvey Monroe (1903). A Botanical Survey of San Jacinto Mountain. With Fourteen Plates. The University Press. pp. 109–110.
External links
[edit]- Calflora Database: Monardella macrantha (Hummingbird monardella, Red monardella)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Monardella macrantha
- USDA Plants Profile
- UC Photos gallery: Monardella macrantha
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