Monardella australis is a perennial herb growing in a small tuft and producing long, sometimes erect flowering stems. The pale green or grayish leaves are oval or lance-shaped and often toothed. The
inflorescence is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of pinkish green
bracts. Each flower is up to 2 centimeters long and pinkish in color.
Subspecies Subspecies include: •
Monardella australis subsp.
australis •
Monardella australis subsp. cinerea — endemic to San Gabriel Mountains, formerly
Monardella cinerea. •
Monardella australis ssp.
jokerstii — endemic to eastern San Gabriel Mountains,
critically endangered species (as subspecies). ==References==