Scientific Family
Lamiaceae
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
To 10 inches
Riparian
No
Perennial with slender rhizomes, herbage covered with soft, hairs closely pressed against herbage, stems usually several, erect to somewhat trailing; leaves opposite and crowded on stems, oval; flowers pink to nearly white, purplish markings.
Stems to 10 inches, usually several, spreading hairs, sometimes glandular; leaves lance-triangular, hairy both surfaces, margins scalloped, elongated flower clusters in axils of reduced upper leaves, flowers pink to white with purplish markings.
Habitat
Pine forests, slopes, roadsides.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Disturbed Areas
Low elevation
5000
High elevation
7500
Flower Characteristics
Solitary in the axils of slightly reduced upper leaves; stems short, <1/6 inch long; sepals <1/8 inch long, bearing a raised appendage near the upper lip; flowers to 1 inch long, upper lip arched and hood-like; stamens 4.
Flower color
Pink to white, purplish markings
Flower shape
Irregular
Tubular
Yes
First bloom month
April
Last bloom month
July
Flower clusters
Elongated
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Stems and leaves covered in soft, spreading or downward-pointing hairs, margins smooth to toothed, short stemmed or without stems, hairs sometimes glandular.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Grayish-green
Leaf shape
Round or oval
Leaf margin
Toothed
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
4 nutlets per fruit.
Fruit type
Nutlet