Pronunciation: mon-ar-DEL-la ro-bis-OWN-ee-eye
Common name: Rock pennyroyal
Family: Lamiaceae (Mint)
Habitat: Desert scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland,
about rocks, Joshua Tree NP, desert mountains
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Monardella
(2) robisonii