Monardella sinuata

Curly leaved monardella

Family: Lamiaceae · Type: annual · Native

Curly leaved monardella is a California native annual herb found in coastal and inland regions in sandy or disturbed habitats. Flowering from May to September, this plant produces lavender to purple flowers in compact clusters with distinctive wavy-edged leaves. Growing with slender to stout stems 20 to 50 centimeters tall in colors ranging from straw-yellow to dark red-brown, it has an upright, sometimes branched form. Its leaves are linear to oblanceolate, 10 to 55 millimeters long with distinctively wavy margins, clustered in axillary groups and appearing somewhat fleshy. The flower bracts are elliptic to ovate, often with intriguing purple tinges and potential black-tipped edges.

California counties: Ventura, Santa Barbara

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