Monardella australis ssp. cinerea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Monardella australis Abrams ssp. cinerea (Abrams) A.C. Sanders & Elvin

Gray monardella

Monardella australis ssp. cinerea is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Monardella cinerea

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~87 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Monardella cinerea

Information about Monardella australis ssp. cinerea from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape 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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Suggested Citation

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: 03/29/2025).