Calflora Taxon Report
Monardella odoratissima  Benth.
Desert mint, Mountain monardella, Coyote-Mint
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2017 Steve Matson
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2019 Steve Matson
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2022 Cynthia Powell
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2022 Talila Golan
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2017 Mary Merriman
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2019 Julie Kierstead Nelson
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2023 Jane Cohn
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2018 Karen Scheuermann
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2014 James Gonsman
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2022 Cynthia Powell
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2021 Jamie Spielmann
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2019 Julie Kierstead Nelson
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2019 Steve Matson
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2020 Mary Ann Machi
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2020 Mary Ann Machi
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2006 Steve Matson
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2010 Steve Matson
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2010 Steve Matson
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2010 Steve Matson
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2021 Jamie Spielmann
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2019 Julie Kierstead Nelson
Monardella odoratissima is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Monardella
Family: Lamiaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs in non wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFMonardella odoratissima var. ovata
JEFMonardella ovata
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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