Frosted Mint
Poliomintha incana

Family: Mint (Lamiaceae)
AKA: Grey Mint, Hoary Rosemary Mint, Desert Rosemary
Photo taken on: August 18, 2020
Location: Madera Trail, Santa Fe National Forest, NM
Life Zones: Plains to foothills
Habitat: Sand, arroyo edges, pinyon-juniper

A sprawling, greyish, aromatic shrub growing 1 to 3 feet high and 3 feet across covered in fine, white hairs. Leaves are small and narrow. Tiny, two-lipped flowers grow in whorls at the base of the upper leaves forming long clusters. Flowers are pale lavender with purple spots on the lower lip.