Monardella candicans

Monardella candicans is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Sierra monardella.

Distribution

It is endemic to the Sierra [Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada] foothills of California, where it grows in several types of local habitat, including chaparral, woodland, and forests.

Monardella candicans is an annual herb producing a purple stem with lance-shaped green leaves arranged oppositely. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of green, veined bracts. Each five-lobed flower is white, sometimes with purple speckles, and roughly a centimeter long.