| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Monardella villosa Benth. |
| Synonyms | Monardella franciscana Elmer |
| Monardella globosa Greene | |
| Monardella tomentosa Eastw. | |
| Habitat | dry rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 100-900m |
| Description | leaves 10-25mm long, ovate, entire or irregularly serrate, dark green adaxially, lighter abaxially, floral heads to 2cm broad, bracts 6-9mm, purple, flowers 10-15mm long |
| Size | 10-60cm |
| Color | pink, purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LAMIACEAE
villosa obispoensis Hoover, Fl. Calif. [Jepson] 3: 435 (1943)
villosa subserrata (Greene) Epling, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 12: 48 (1925)
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