▁grass lands , ▁coast al ▁s age ▁scr ub , ▁and ▁chap ar ral ▁plant ▁communities ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁found ▁growing ▁in ▁dist urbed ▁areas , ▁especially ▁in ▁carbon ate ▁so ils ▁areas . ▁The ▁ 1 6 ▁known ▁remaining ▁populations ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁Trans verse ▁R anges ▁( e astern ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁Mountains , ▁east ▁end ▁Sim i ▁Hills , ▁south ▁base ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁Mountains ), ▁northern ▁Pen ins ular ▁R anges ▁( n orth west ▁side ▁Santa ▁Ana ▁Mountains ) ▁— ▁within ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Orange , ▁and ▁Vent ura ▁Count ies . ▁They ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁ext ir p ated ▁from ▁the ▁southern ▁Channel ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Description ▁Braun ton ' s ▁mil kv etch ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁per enn ial ▁her b ▁which ▁grows ▁from ▁a ▁wo ody ▁c au dex ▁and ▁reaches ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁tall . ▁The ▁thick ▁h ollow ▁st ems ▁are ▁co ated ▁in ▁co arse ▁white ▁hair s . ▁Le aves ▁are ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁are ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁many ▁pairs ▁of ▁o val - sh aped ▁leaf like ▁leaf lets . ▁ ▁The ▁infl ores c ence ▁is ▁a ▁dense ▁sp ike ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 6 0 ▁bright ▁l il ac ▁flowers . ▁Each ▁pe ali ke ▁flower ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁cent imeter ▁long ▁with ▁a ▁ref lex ed ▁h ood . ▁The ▁flowers ▁with er ▁and ▁turn ▁brown ▁but ▁remain ▁on ▁the ▁plant ▁instead ▁of ▁dro pping ▁off . ▁The ▁plant