Gray Monardella

Description

Monardella cinerea is a small, hairy perennial herb growing in a low mat, its stems no more than 15 centimeters long. The triangular leaves are very hairy, gland-dotted, and under a centimeter in length. The inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of reddish or purplish rough-hairy bracts. The flowers are purplish pink in color.