Monardella beneolens

Species of flowering plant

Monardella beneolens

Conservation status

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Lamiales
Family:  | Lamiaceae
Genus:  | Monardella
Species:  |

M. beneolens

Binomial name
Monardella beneolens

Shevock, Ertter & Jokerst

Monardella beneolens is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name sweet-smelling monardella.

## Distribution

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Monardella beneolens is endemic to California, where it is known from just a few occurrences in the high peaks of the southern Sierra Nevada. Its habitat includes subalpine mountain forests and alpine rock fields.

Although the plant is rare, it is not likely to experience disturbance or destruction because it lives in such remote habitat.[1]

## Description

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Monardella beneolens is a hairy, glandular rhizomatous perennial herb growing in a mat or small tuft and producing flowering stems 10 to 30 centimeters long. The long-haired, triangular or oval leaves are under a centimeter long and usually wavy along the edges. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of pinkish or pale green bracts. The five-lobed flowers are lavender or pink.

## References

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1. ^ "California Native Plant Society Rare Plant Profile". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-07-08.

## External links

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* Jepson Manual Treatment - Monardella beneolens
* USDA Plants Profile - Monardella beneolens
* Monardella beneolens \- Photo gallery
* Calflora Database: Monardella beneolens (Sweet smelling monardella)
* Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Monardella beneolens
* UC Photos gallery: Monardella beneolens

### Further reading

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* Shevock, J. R., B. Ertter, and J. D. Jokerst. (1989). Monardella beneolens (Lamiaceae), a new species from the crest of the southern Sierra Nevada, California. Madroño 36:271-79.

Taxon identifiers

Monardella beneolens|

* Wikidata: Q6898137
* Wikispecies: Monardella beneolens
* Calflora: 5617
* CoL: 73NT9
* CNPS: 1292
* EoL: 486755
* GBIF: 2926536
* iNaturalist: 78093
* IPNI: 280997-2
* IRMNG: 11256630
* ITIS: 503866
* NatureServe: 2.159119
* Open Tree of Life: 3882880
* Plant List: kew-129281
* PLANTS: MOBE5
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:280997-2
* Tropicos: 17603595
* WFO: wfo-0000245423

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