Pogogyne douglasii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Pogogyne |
| Species: | P. douglasii
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Pogogyne douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Douglas' mesamint[1] and Douglas' beardstyle.
The plant is endemic to central California, where it grows in vernal pools and similar grassland habitats in the coastal and interior California Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada foothills, and the Central Valley.
Description
[edit]Pogogyne douglasii is an aromatic annual herb producing a sturdy, erect stem up to about 40 centimeters in maximum height.
The inflorescence is a headlike cluster, each flower accompanied by long, pointed sepals lined densely with long, straight, white hairs. Each lipped tubular flower is 1 to 2 centimeters in length and mostly pinkish-purple with a white throat spotted with purple and sometimes yellow.
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Pogogyne douglasii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- Jepson Manual Treatment of Pogogyne douglasii
- USDA Plants Profile for Pogogyne douglasii (Douglas' mesa mint)
- Pogogyne douglasii — UC Photo gallery
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- Pogogyne
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
- Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Annual plants
- Plants described in 1834
- Lamiaceae stubs