Monardella venosa

Veiny monardella

Family: Lamiaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Veiny monardella is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native annual found in northern and central Sierra Nevada Foothills in Butte and Tuolumne counties, within grassland habitats at elevations of 50 to 400 meters. Flowering from June to July, this plant produces striking purple flowers with hairy corollas in dense clusters approximately 20 to 30 millimeters wide. Growing 15 to 40 centimeters tall with a stout stem that may be branched or unbranched, it develops an upright, compact form. Its leaves are 15 to 50 millimeters long, linear-oblong to lance-shaped, and covered in fine hairs, with distinctive purple bracts featuring slender veins and transparent areas between them. The flower's purple corolla is adorned with exserted stamens, creating a visually intricate botanical display.

Habitat: Grassland

Bloom period: Jun-Jul

Elevation: 50-400 m

Bioregions: n&ampc SNF (Butte, Tuolumne cos.).

California counties: Butte, Tuolumne, San Bernardino

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