Pogogyne zizyphoroides

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

Pogogyne zizyphoroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Pogogyne
Species:
P. zizyphoroides
Binomial name
Pogogyne zizyphoroides
Synonyms

Pogogyne ziziphoroides (orth. var.)

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pogogyne ziziphoroides". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

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