san francisco coyote mint

Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana

Member of coyote mint (Monardella villosa)
monardellas (genus Monardella)
mint family (family Lamiaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
purple, pale purple in flowering plants

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• leaf ovate to widely triangular-ovate [ovate base with triangular tip], base generally truncate
• in the bay area, coastal variants have thick leaves, woolly stems, while inland variants are less hairy and have smaller leaves

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Chris’s observations: 11 (5 are research grade)

Locations:

• San Pedro Valley CP: 5
• Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 4
• McNee Ranch / Montara Mountain SP
• Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP

Months:

• Jan.: 1
• Feb.: 0
• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 0
• May: 4
• Jun.: 2
• Jul.: 2
• Aug.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora