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 Plant Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) | | | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Bushy herb with a woody base, stems ascending to lying flat with tip growing upward; unbranched; green or covered with grayish-white hairs that curl downwards; releases a strongly minty odor when touched.
Identification notes: Low and bushy, several leafy stems; leaves, oval, opposite; flower clusters of 1 to many purple, reddish-purple or light purple flowers at ends of stems, clusters in a cup of purple-tinged leaves, petals 3/4 inch long, sparsely to densely hairy.
Height:
8 to 12 inches
Habitat Description: Coniferous forests, sagebrush scrub, and montane forests,
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 3500 - 11000 feet
Color:
Light purple, reddish-purple, purple
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Jun - Oct
Description:
Flower heads flat, in shallow cup of upright purple-tinged bracts; outer bracts reflexed or spreading; calyx 1/4 to 1/2 inch; tube has sparse hairs; lobes with spreading, stiff hairs, petals light purple to reddish-purple or purple.
Leaf Color:
Green, grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Round or oval
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Green hairy stems; leaves 1 to 1-3/4 inches long and 1/2 inch wide; leaves green without hairs to grayish-green with hairs; oval-shaped and opposite.
Fruit Color: Dark brown to black
Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: 4 smooth; oblong; approximately 1/16 inch long.
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