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Monardella exilis, with the common names Mojave monardella and desert monardella, is an annual plant in the genus Monardella of the mint family (Lamiaceae).[1]

Monardella exilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Monardella
Species:	M. exilis
Binomial name
Monardella exilis (A.Gray) Greene

Distribution

The plant is endemic to California, in the Mojave Desert and southern Sierra Nevada.[2] It grows at 600–2,100 metres (2,000–6,900 ft) in elevation. In the Antelope Valley it is found in Desert scrub and Joshua tree woodland habitats.[1] In the Sierra it is also found in pinyon pine (Pinus monophylla) woodlands.[1]

Description

Monardella exilis is an annual herb, growing 6–30 centimetres (2.4–11.8 in) in height.

It has white flowers with green with purple tinges, during a bloom period from April to September.

References

External links

• Calflora Database: Monardella exilis (Desert monardella, Mojave monardella)
• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Monardella exilis
• UC CalPhotos gallery of Monardella exilis

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