Monardella viridis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Monardella viridis Jeps.

Green monardella

2019 R.A. Chasey

2020 Paul Aigner

2023 R.A. Chasey

Monardella viridis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Monardella viridis ssp. viridis

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~114 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Monardella
Family:	Lamiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 1 - weak indicator / indifferent

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Monardella ledifolia
CNPS	Monardella viridis ssp. viridis

Information about Monardella viridis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MOVI3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/15/2025).