[The Mint Family East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]
Coyote Mints, Mountain Balms and Monardellas: The Genus Monardella East the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Coyote Mint, Monardella, Mountain Monardella: Monardella odoratissima

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of Monardella odoratissima. Note the long tubular flowers with 5 long, narrow lobes. Note the large, broad bracts with ciliate margins that subtend the inflorescence.

Monardella, Mountain Monardella, Western Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima (Synonyms: Monardella discolor, Monardella glauca, Monardella odoratissima ssp. discolor, Monardella odoratissima ssp. euodoratissima, Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca, Monardella odoratissima ssp. odoratissima, Monardella odoratissima ssp. pallida, Monardella odoratissima ssp. pinetorum, Monardella odoratissima var. discolor, Monardella odoratissima var. glauca, Monardella odoratissima var. neglecta, Monardella odoratissima var. odoratissima, Monardella odoratissima var. ovata) - Plants aromatic. Stems and leaves glabrous to densely and finely haired, often somewhat glaucous. Inflorescence a tight, terminal cluster of lavender to purplish flowers subtended by large, leaf-like bracts. Corolla not bi-lobed but rather with 5 lobes. 4 stamens present.

Shelton's Monardella: Monardella villosa ssp. sheltonii -

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