Monardella breweri

Monardella breweri, commonly known as Brewer's monardella, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family.

Description

Monardella breweri is a hairy annual herb producing a branching erect stem up to about 65 centimeters in maximum height. The oppositely arranged oval leaves are up to 4.5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of stiff, pointed, veined, purplish bracts up to 3 centimeters wide. Each hairy pinkish five-lobed flower is just over a centimeter long.

Subspecies

, Plants of [the World Online] accepted four subspecies:

Distribution

Monardella breweri is endemic to California, where its range extends from the San Francisco Bay Area through the Central Coast Ranges to the Transverse Ranges, including the Santa [Monica Mountains], in the Greater [Los Angeles Area]. Its habitat includes chaparral and oak woodland.