Whole plant of native Coyote Mint aka White-leaf Monardella
Here is a whole plant of native Coyote Mint aka White-leaf Monardella (Monardella hypoleuca) in the Lamiaceae plant family - with lots of flowers and even a few butterflies. I've been posting so many photos of butterflies on these flowers lately, that I figured it was time to show the plant. It's a perennial that favors disturbed areas but not exclusively so. Several of its cousins in the same genus (like this one) have a wonderful peppermint smell, but this one smells musty and not quite pleasant. These plants are growing in the place I call "FAA Peak" - the high point between Painted Cave and Arroyo Burro that hosts a FAA radio transmitter. There's another colony in our canyon at home that always seems to flower later. That gives me two chances to photograph the butterflies and other insects that are attracted to the flowers. (East Camino Cielo, Santa Ynez Mountains, 30 June 2018)
Whole plant of native Coyote Mint aka White-leaf Monardella
Here is a whole plant of native Coyote Mint aka White-leaf Monardella (Monardella hypoleuca) in the Lamiaceae plant family - with lots of flowers and even a few butterflies. I've been posting so many photos of butterflies on these flowers lately, that I figured it was time to show the plant. It's a perennial that favors disturbed areas but not exclusively so. Several of its cousins in the same genus (like this one) have a wonderful peppermint smell, but this one smells musty and not quite pleasant. These plants are growing in the place I call "FAA Peak" - the high point between Painted Cave and Arroyo Burro that hosts a FAA radio transmitter. There's another colony in our canyon at home that always seems to flower later. That gives me two chances to photograph the butterflies and other insects that are attracted to the flowers. (East Camino Cielo, Santa Ynez Mountains, 30 June 2018)