[Coyote Mints and Mountainbalms: The Genus Monardella in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Monardella, Mountain Monardella, Western Mountain Balm

Monardella odoratissima var. discolor

Synonyms: Madronella nervosa, Monardella discolor, Monardella nervosa, Monardella odoratissima ssp. discolor

Monardella, Mountain Monardella, Western Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima var. discolor (Synonyms: Madronella nervosa, Monardella discolor, Monardella nervosa, Monardella odoratissima ssp. discolor)

Western mountain balm as seen from the Ironstone Trail #1411 between Cash Prairie and Burnt Mountaion, William O. Douglas Wilderness...........July 25, 2015.

Monardella, Mountain Monardella, Western Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima var. discolor (Synonyms: Madronella nervosa, Monardella discolor, Monardella nervosa, Monardella odoratissima ssp. discolor) - Monardella, Mountain Monardella, Western Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima var. discolor (Synonyms: Madronella nervosa, Monardella discolor, Monardella nervosa, Monardella odoratissima ssp. discolor)

Western mountain balm as seen from the Ironstone Trail #1411 between Cash Prairie and Burnt Mountaion, William O. Douglas Wilderness...........July 25, 2015.

Monardella, Mountain Monardella, Western Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima var. discolor (Synonyms: Madronella nervosa, Monardella discolor, Monardella nervosa, Monardella odoratissima ssp. discolor) - Monardella, Mountain Monardella, Western Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima var. discolor (Synonyms: Madronella nervosa, Monardella discolor, Monardella nervosa, Monardella odoratissima ssp. discolor) - Monardella, Mountain Monardella, Western Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima var. discolor (Synonyms: Madronella nervosa, Monardella discolor, Monardella nervosa, Monardella odoratissima ssp. discolor)

Mountain balm as seen from Table Mt, Wenatchee National Forest, July 25, 1996. This wildflower has a pleasant odor and is available for use in the rock garden. My plants bloomed several times throughout the summer. Despite the wet winters, the plants have survived nearly a decade in the garden.


Paul Slichter