Monardella robisonii

Robison's monardella

Family: Lamiaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Robison's monardella is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native shrub found in southern Desert Mountains in desert scrub and pinyon/juniper woodland among granite boulders at elevations of 950 to 1,350 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces pale rose to pale blue flowers in compact clusters 10 to 25 millimeters wide with distinctive pink-tinged bracts. Growing with multi-branched erect stems 15 to 50 centimeters tall that appear grayish and have long spreading and short erect hairs, it develops a complex branching structure. Its narrow ash-gray leaves are lanceolate to narrowly ovate, measuring 8 to 20 millimeters long and 2 to 6 millimeters wide, with an entire margin. The flower clusters emerge from mid-stem to branch tips, creating a delicate and intricate appearance characteristic of this desert-adapted monardella.

Habitat: Desert scrub, pinyon/juniper woodland, among granite boulders

Bloom period: Jun-Sep

Elevation: 950-1350 m

Bioregions: s DMoj.

California counties: Riverside, San Bernardino, Inyo

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