Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Monarda pectinata is a white mint that grows in dry sandy creekbeds and canyons. The leaves
are elongate. The lower lip of the flower is three lobed. Clusters of flowers are found at
the upper nodes on the stem.
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Monarda pectinata, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Thompson Canyon, June 13, 2007
Monarda pectinata, photo Russ Kleinman, Saliz Mtns., roadside US 180N, June 29, 2009
Monarda pectinata, upper and lower corolla lobes equal, photo Russ Kleinman, Saliz Mtns., roadside US 180N, June 29, 2009
Monarda pectinata, 2x macro of slender and hirsute calyx teeth, photo Russ Kleinman, Saliz Mtns., roadside US 180N, June 29, 2009
Monarda pectinata, closeup of more pinkish corolla, photo Russ Kleinman, San Francisco Mtns., roadside US 180N, July 27, 2009
Monarda pectinata, macro of half of calyx with hirsute teeth and 4 smooth nutlets turned upwards, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & the Plant Taxonomy Lab class, Signal Peak turnoff, Aug. 21, 2009
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