Pogogyne douglasii Benth.
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United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Biological Research Needs: The taxonomy of Pogogyne douglasii needs to be studied to determine if the subspecies are in fact distinct entities.
Global Range: Endemic to the state of California; it occurs in Lake, Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma counties; possibly found in Butte and Sacramento counties as well.
Pogogyne douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Douglas' mesa mint.
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.
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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United States
Origin: Unknown/Undetermined
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
Comments: Pogogyne douglasii is highly variable. James Jokerst, in The Jepson Manual (Hickman, 1993), does not list subspecies, but admits that ssp. parviflora is the most distinct variant and may warrant recognition. Kartesz' checklist (1994) includes two subspecies: "minor" and "parviflora" in addition to the nominate subspecies.
United States
Origin: Unknown/Undetermined
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
United States
Origin: Unknown/Undetermined
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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Isotype for Pogogyne douglasii subsp. minor J.T. Howell
Catalog Number: US 1569579
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): J. T. Howell
Year Collected: 1929
Locality: Desiccated rain-pool, 8 miles ne. of Merced, Merced Co., Merced, California, United States, North America
- Isotype: Howell, J. T. 1931. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4. 20: 116.
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Comments: Pogogyne douglasii ssp. parviflora is found in various habitats: chaparral, cismontane woodland, lower montane coniferous forest, meadows, marshes and swamps, valley and foothill grassland, and vernal pools. Elevation ranges from 0 to 1,065 meters.