Condea emoryi

Condea emoryi (synonym Hyptis emoryi), the desert lavender, is a large, multi-stemmed shrub species of flowering plant in Lamiaceae, the mint family.

Condea emoryi
Condea emoryi–terminal flower

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Condea
Species:
C. emoryi
Binomial name
Condea emoryi

It is one of the favored plants of honeybees in early spring in the southwest deserts of North America.

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