serpentine monardella

Monardella purpurea

Member of monardellas (genus Monardella)
mint family (family Lamiaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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CalPhotos
glabrous stem

• subshrub with 1–many main stems
• 1+ flower cluster per main stem
• stem ± glabrous, no hairs > 0.3 mm
• leaf margin serrate (entire), slightly or not wavy
• bay area flowers have > 1 flower cluster per main stem and are quite similar to coyote mint (Monardella villosa)

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Chris’s observations: none

Not all sites include this taxon:

• Monardella purpurea → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora