Monardella arizonica

Monardella arizonica is a plant species endemic to Arizona in the United States, known by the common name Arizona monardella.[1]

Monardella arizonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Monardella
Species:
M. arizonica
Binomial name
Monardella arizonica

Ancient history

The species has been confirmed to have been native to northern Arizona since at least the Late Wisconsin late glacial period based upon pollen core analysis at the Waterman Mountains (Coconino County) - (not the Waterman Mountains of Pima County); dominant trees of Juniperus osteosperma and Pinus monophylla remain extant species to the present time in this predominantly Pinyon-juniper woodland.[2]

Description

The two-lipped, tubular flowers are formed in terminal clusters.

Horticulture and ecology

The species has reasonable frost resistance, but resents dampness in winter. The plant can be propagated from seed or summer cuttings of perennial species, or by division of clumps.

See also

References

Line notes
  1. "Monardella arizonica". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. C. Michael Hogan. 2009
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