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Monardella odoratissima (Pacific monardella; mountain monardella)

Synonyms: Madronella odoratissima (homotypic); Monardella odoratissima euodoratissima; Monardella odoratissima var. euodoratissima

Wikipedia Abstract

Monardella odoratissima (mountain coyote mint, mountain beebalm, mountain monardella or mountain pennyroyal) is a perennial flowering plant which grows in mountain forests and sagebrush scrub. It is a member of the Lamiaceae, or mint family. It has the minty odor characteristic of this family.
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Infraspecies

Monardella odoratissima discolor (mountain monardella)
Monardella odoratissima glauca (blue monardella) (Attributes)
Monardella odoratissima odoratissima (mountain monardella)
Monardella odoratissima pallida (mountain monardella)

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [2]  Shrub
Height [1]  24 inches (0.6 m)
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Protected Areas

Predators

Chorizococcus fistulosus (porous mealybug)[3]
Selasphorus calliope (Calliope Hummingbird)[4]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0