Monardella villosa Benth.

Coyote mint (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Monardella

Characteristics

A small bush. It can be a matted ground cover plant. The leaves are hairy and have a mint smell. The flowers are in rounded heads. They are pale purple or pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry rocky or gravelly places below 900 metres in scrub and pine forests.
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It is a Mediterranean plant. It can tolerate drought.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

The fresh or dried leaves and flower heads are steeped in water to make a tea.
Uses medicinal tea
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Gastrointestinal Aid (leaf), Blood Medicine (unspecified), Pulmonary Aid (unspecified), Respiratory Aid (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Flower

Monardella villosa flower picture by Johnny Poppyseed (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Monardella villosa world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:452158-1
WFO ID wfo-0000245557
COL ID 442CJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Madronella villosa Monardella globosa Monardella villosa Monardella villosa var. glabella Monardella villosa var. villosa

Lower taxons

Monardella villosa subsp. obispoensis Monardella villosa subsp. subserrata Monardella villosa subsp. villosa