Monardella is a genus of approximately 40 species of annual and perennial plants native to western North America from British Columbia to northwestern Mexico. They are grown for their highly aromatic foliage, which in some species is used for herbal teas. The two-lipped, tubular flowers are formed in terminal clusters and are most usually red, pink, or purple.
Monardella odoratissima is a perennial flowering plant. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae. It has the minty odor characteristic of this family. In 2020, Monardella villosa was included in M. odoratissima. As of April 2024, acceptance of the inclusion varies.
Monardella australis is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, known by the common name southern monardella.
Monardella beneolens is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name sweet-smelling monardella.
Monardella breweri is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, known by the common name Brewer's monardella.
Monardella candicans is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Sierra monardella.
Monardella australis subsp. cinerea, synonym Monardella cinerea, is a rare subspecies of flowering plant in the mint family, known by the common name gray monardella. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the San Gabriel Mountains and San Jacinto Mountains in the Los Angeles area, and the central coast Santa Lucia Mountains in the Los Padres National Forest. It grows in rocky forested areas.
Monardella undulata subsp. crispa, synonym Monardella crispa is a rare subspecies of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name crisp monardella. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the sand dunes on the coastline of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.
Monardella douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Douglas' monardella.
Monardella undulata subsp. undulata, synonym Monardella frutescens, is a rare subspecies of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name San Luis Obispo monardella.
Monardella hypoleuca is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, known by the common names thickleaf monardella and white leaf monardella.
Monardella breweri subsp. lanceolata, synonym Monardella lanceolata, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family. It is known by the common names mustang mint and mustang monardella. It is native to the mountains of California and Baja California, where it grows in chaparral, woodland, rocky slopes, and often disturbed habitat types.
Monardella linoides is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name flaxleaf monardella.
Monardella macrantha is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name red monardella. It is native to coastal mountain ranges of southern California and Baja California, where it grows in several habitat types, including chaparral, woodlands, and forest.
Monardella nana is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name yellow monardella. It is native to the Peninsular Ranges of southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in several local habitat types, such as chaparral and mountain forest.
Monardella palmeri is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Palmer's monardella.
Monardella purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Siskiyou monardella and serpentine monardella.
Monardella stebbinsii is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Feather River monardella and Stebbins' monardella. It is endemic to Plumas County, California, where it is known from only about ten occurrences along the North Fork of the Feather River in the High Sierra. It is a member of the serpentine soils flora in rocky mountain habitat.
Monardella viridis is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mint family which is endemic to California.
Monardella stoneana is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Jennifer's monardella.
