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Monardella exilis
Also called Mojave Monardella
Monardella exilis, with the common names Mojave monardella and desert monardella, is an annual plant in the genus Monardella of the mint family (Lamiaceae).
The plant is endemic to California, in the Mojave Desert and southern Sierra Nevada. It grows at 600–2,100 metres (2,000–6,900 ft) in elevation. In the Antelope Valley it is found in Desert scrub and Joshua tree woodland habitats. In the Sierra it is also found in pinyon pine (Pinus monophylla) woodlands.
Arizona monardella · Monardella australis subsp. cinerea · Southern monardella · Sweet-smelling monardella · Brewer's monardella · Sierra monardella · Douglas' monardella · Follett's monardella · Thickleaf monardella · Monardella breweri subsp. lanceolata · Merced monardella · Flaxleaf monardella
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
