''Rhododon'', called sandmint, is a genus of

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in the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1939. It contains only one known species, ''Rhododon ciliatus'', the Texas sandmint

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to the state of

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in the

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.Kewe World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

References

External links

US Department of Agriculture plant profile, ''Rhododon'' Epling, sandmintLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of TexasDave's Garden
Lamiaceae Endemic flora of Texas Monotypic Lamiaceae genera {{Lamiaceae-stub