Pogogyne zizyphoroides

Pogogyne zizyphoroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Pogogyne
Species: P. zizyphoroides
Binomial name
Pogogyne zizyphoroides
Benth.

Pogogyne zizyphoroides (orth. var. P. ziziphoroides) is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Sacramento mesamint[1] and Sacramento beardstyle.

It is native to central and northern California and southwestern Oregon. It grows in vernal pools and similar habitats, including in the Central Valley and California Coast Ranges.

Description

Pogogyne zizyphoroides is an aromatic annual herb growing erect, its sturdy stem topped with a rounded, headlike inflorescence or interrupted series of two or more clusters.

Some flowers also emerge at the leaf axils. The tubular, lipped flower is under a centimeter long and purple in color, sometimes with white in the throat. Each flower is surrounded by long, hairy green sepals.

References

  1. "Pogogyne ziziphoroides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
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