Monardella odoratissima Benth.

Mountain monardella (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Monardella

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open wet or dry, often rocky places at low to moderate elevations.
More
It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

The fresh or dried leaves and flowerheads are used for tea.
Uses beverage incense medicinal tea
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Cold Remedy (flower), Febrifuge (flower), Cold Remedy (leaf), Pediatric Aid (leaf), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Love Medicine (unspecified), Analgesic (unspecified), Cold Remedy (unspecified), Eye Medicine (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Blood Medicine (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 5
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Monardella odoratissima flower picture by Jim Conroy (cc-by-sa)
Monardella odoratissima flower picture by Lemke Niki (cc-by-sa)
Monardella odoratissima flower picture by Valerie Dynda (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Monardella odoratissima world distribution map, present in Colombia and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:163391-2
WFO ID wfo-0000245510
COL ID 442BP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Madronella odoratissima Monardella odoratissima var. euodoratissima Monardella odoratissima

Lower taxons

Monardella odoratissima subsp. discolor Monardella odoratissima subsp. glauca Monardella odoratissima subsp. pallida Monardella odoratissima subsp. odoratissima