''Pogogyne douglasii'' is a species of flowering plant in the

mint family The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory, ...

known by the common names Douglas' mesamint and Douglas' beardstyle. The plant is

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to central

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, where it grows in

vernal pool Vernal pools, also called vernal ponds or ephemeral pools, are seasonal pools of water that provide habitat for distinctive plants and animals. They are considered to be a distinctive type of wetland usually devoid of fish, and thus allow the safe ...

s and similar grassland habitats in the coastal and interior

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foothills, and the Central Valley.

Description

''Pogogyne douglasii'' is an aromatic annual

herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...

producing a sturdy, erect stem up to about 40 centimeters in maximum height. The

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

is a headlike cluster, each flower accompanied by long, pointed

sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 The term ''sepalum'' was coined b ...

s 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

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment of ''Pogogyne douglasii''USDA Plants Profile for ''Pogogyne douglasii'' (Douglas' mesa mint)''Pogogyne douglasii'' — UC Photo gallery
douglasii 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 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Lamiaceae-stub