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Monardella frutescens is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name San Luis Obispo monardella.

Monardella frutescens
Conservation status
Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Monardella
Species:	M. frutescens
Binomial name
Monardella frutescens (Hoover) Jokerst

Distribution

Monardella frutescens is endemic to California, where it is known only from the sand dunes and coastal sage and chaparral scrub on the coastline of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.

Description

Monardella frutescens is a perennial herb producing several purple stems. The thin, narrow, wavy-edged leaves are 1 to 5 centimeters long and borne in clusters along the stem. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of papery purplish to straw-colored bracts. The flowers are purple to pink in color. This species sometimes hybridizes with its relative, Monardella crispa, which shares its habitat.

References

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment - Monardella frutescens
• USDA Plants Profile: Monardella frutescens
• Monardella frutescens - Photo gallery

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