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Monardella breweri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Monardella
Species:	M. breweri
Binomial name
Monardella breweri A.Gray
Synonyms
Madronella breweri (A.Gray) Greene

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

As of February 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted four subspecies:

• Monardella breweri subsp. breweri
• Monardella breweri subsp. glandulifera (I.M.Johnst.) Elvin
• Monardella breweri subsp. lanceolata (A.Gray) A.C.Sanders & Elvin
• Monardella breweri subsp. microcephala (A.Gray) Elvin & A.C.Sanders

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.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment - Monardella breweri
• USDA Plants Profile: Monardella breweri
• Monardella breweri - Photo gallery