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Monardella candicans is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Sierra monardella.

Monardella candicans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Monardella
Species:	M. candicans
Binomial name
Monardella candicans Benth.

Distribution

It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, where it grows in several types of local habitat, including chaparral, woodland, and forests.

Description

Monardella candicans is an annual herb producing a purple stem with lance-shaped green leaves arranged oppositely. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of green, veined bracts. Each five-lobed flower is white, sometimes with purple speckles, and roughly a centimeter long.

External links

• Calflora Database: Monardella candicans (Sierra monardella)
• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Monardella candicans
• USDA Plants Profile for Monardella candicans
• UC CalPhotos gallery of Monardella candicans (Sierra monardella)

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