''Monardella breweri'' subsp. ''lanceolata'',

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''Monardella lanceolata'', is a species of flowering plant in the

mint family The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle, or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, sav ...

. It is known by the common names mustang mint and mustang monardella. It is native to the mountains of

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and

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, where it grows in

chaparral Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant plant community, community found primarily in California, southern Oregon, and northern Baja California. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate (mild wet winters and hot dry summers) and infrequent, high-intens ...

, woodland, rocky slopes, and often disturbed habitat types.

Description

''Monardella breweri'' subsp. ''lanceolata'' is an annual herb producing a branching, purple stem with a coat of glandular hairs. The lance-shaped leaves are 3 or 4 centimeters long and oppositely arranged about the stem. The

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is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of hairy, pointed, purple-tinged

bract In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves in size, color, shape or texture. They also lo ...

s. The flowers are purple in color and roughly 1.5 centimeters long.

References

External links

Calflora Database: ''Monardella breweri'' ssp. ''lanceolata'' (Mustang mint)
— ''current classification of Monardella lanceolata''.
USDA Plants Profile: Monardella lanceolata''Monardella lanceolata'' - Photo gallery
breweri lanceolata Flora of California Flora of Baja California Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges Natural history of the Transverse Ranges Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Lamiaceae-stub