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Monardella robisonii is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, known by the common name Robison's monardella.[1]

Monardella robisonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Monardella
Species:	M. robisonii
Binomial name
Monardella robisonii Epling ex Munz
Synonyms
Monardella robinsonii auct.

Distribution

It is endemic to California, where it is known only from sky island habitats in the Mojave Desert mountains, primarily within areas of Joshua Tree National Park and of lower elevations in Sand to Snow National Monument.[2] It is found among granite boulders in the Desert chaparral and Pinyon-juniper woodland plant communities.[2]

Where ranges overlap, it can intergrade with Monardella linoides or Monardella mojavensis.

Description

Monardella robisonii is a perennial herb producing an erect, hairy, grayish stem 5–50 cm (2.0–19.7 in) tall, lined with pairs of widely lance-shaped leaves.[2]

The inflorescence is a head of several pale pink flowers blooming in a cup of pinkish or brownish bracts. Its bloom period is June to September.[2]

References

External links

• Calflora Database: Monardella robisonii (Robison's monardella, Rock pennyroyal)
• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Monardella robisonii^{[permanent dead link]}
• USDA Plants Profile for Monardella robisonii
• UC Photos gallery: Monardella robisonii

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