Pogogyne abramsii

San diego mesa mint, San Diego Mesa Mint

Family: Lamiaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1 · Endangered

San diego mesa mint is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native annual found in southern San Diego County in coastal terrace vernal pools at elevations of 100 to 200 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces small bell-shaped flowers with sparse hairs in clusters 8 to 10 millimeters wide. Growing with spreading to erect stems 5 to 20 centimeters tall and approximately 0.5 to 0.8 millimeters thick at the base of the flower clusters, it has dense, long, and coarse curved hairs. Its flowers feature a white-hairy calyx with lobes 2 to 5 millimeters long and purple-tinged bracts with acuminate tips. The tiny fruit measures 1 to 1.5 millimeters in length.

Habitat: Coastal terrace vernal pools

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: 100-200 m

Bioregions: s SCo (San Diego Co.).

California counties: San Diego, San Luis Obispo

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