Monardella australis subsp. jokerstii

Jokerst's monardella, Jokerst's Monardella

Family: Lamiaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Jokerst's monardella is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native shrub found in the eastern San Gabriel Mountains and northern Santa Catalina Mountains in steep canyon bottoms and montane forest at elevations of 1,350 to 1,750 meters. Flowering from July to September, this plant produces white to cream flowers with purple markings, appearing pale lavender, clustered in heads 8 to 23 millimeters wide. Growing with decumbent to erect stems 5 to 35 centimeters tall and covered in long-spreading and short-glandular hairs, it forms a distinctive tufted habit. Its lanceolate leaves are 14 to 30 millimeters long, 2 to 7 millimeters wide, with few to several teeth and undersides marked by golden gland dots. The plant's flower clusters are typically subtended by unmodified leaves with narrow, membranous bracts.

Habitat: Steep scree or talus, stony benches on canyon bottoms in montane forest (or chaparral)

Bloom period: Jul-Sep

Elevation: (160)1350-1750 m

Bioregions: e SnGb, (n SCo).

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.