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Acanthomintha obovata

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Acanthomintha obovata
Heartleaf thorn-mint, a subspecies of Acanthomintha obovata

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Acanthomintha
Species:
A. obovata
Binomial name
Acanthomintha obovata

Acanthomintha obovata is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name San Benito thornmint. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the woodland and chaparral of the coastal mountain ranges in the central part of the state.

Description

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This is a small annual herb growing up to about 25 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are about a centimeter long, oval-shaped, and toothed, and those on the upper part of the plant are spiny along the edges.

The inflorescence is enfolded in shiny, light-colored bracts with long spines along their margins. The flowers are purple-tipped white and up to nearly 3 centimeters long. They are coated in glandular hairs and their lobes are folded over at the lips.

Typical habitat is clay (typically vertic) soils in grasslands.

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
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