Desert Lavender, Hyptis emoryi - Desert Wildflowers

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Desert Lavender
Hyptis emoryi

3-9' tall shrub produces 1/4" long, fragrant lavender-colored flowers in bracted clusters.

Prefers sandy canyons and washes below 3,000' in the eastern and southern Mojave Desert. More common in deserts to the south.

Attractive to both bees and hummingbirds.

Flowers - January to May

Mint Family (Lamiaceae)

Desert Habitat:

Desert Wash

References:
A Flower Watcher's Guide - Milt Stark
Desert Wildflowers - Philip A. Munz
Mojave Desert Wildflowers - Pam MacKay
The Jepson Desert Manual

Desert Lavender photo taken at Joshua Tree National Park

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