Latin name: Monardella nana A. Gray ssp.
  leptosiphon (Torrey) Abrams
  Pronunciation: mon-ar-DEL-la NAN-a lep-toe-
  SY-fon

  Common name: San Felipe monardella
  Family: Lamiaceae (Mint)
  Habitat: Chaparral and yellow pine forest to 8000',
  central Peninsular Range (Palomar Mts)

  Blooming period: June to July
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Monardella
  2) nana
 3) leptosiphon
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