Taxon Report

Monardella beneolens Shevock, B. Ertter & Jokerst

sweet-smelling monardella

Print Report

© Rick York and CNPS

Classification


Scientific Name:	Monardella beneolens Shevock, B. Ertter & Jokerst
Common Name:	sweet-smelling monardella
Family:	Lamiaceae
Element Code:	PDLAM180U0
USDA Plants Symbol:	MOBE5
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Sep	Jun-Sep
Elevation:	2475-3500 (8120-11485)
General Habitats:	Alpine boulder and rock field, Subalpine coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Granitic
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	6
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	2
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	4

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Tulare (TUL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bartlett (3611841), Cirque Peak (3611842), Haiwee Pass (3611821), Mount Whitney (3611853), Olancha (3611831), Owens Peak (3511768)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	2
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	3	50 %
Other	2	33%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	16%

Notes



Known only from the eastern Sierran crest. Remoteness of occurrences limits disturbance. Hybridizes with M. linoides ssp. linoides and M. odoratissima ssp. pallida. See Madroño 36(4):271-279 (1989) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 6 January 2025].