Acanthomintha is a genus of the mint family, Lamiaceae. The genus Acanthomintha is commonly referred to as thornmint or thorn-mint. There are four species within this genus, including the endangered species Acanthomintha duttonii. All four thornmints are native to the California Floristic Province. The origin of the genus name is from the identical Greek word meaning thornmint.
The four known species of Acanthomintha are:[1]
Acanthomintha duttonii (Abrams) Jokerst: San Mateo thorn-mint – San Mateo County
Acanthomintha ilicifolia A.Gray: San Diego thorn-mint, San Diego thornmint – San Diego County and northern Baja California
Acanthomintha lanceolata Curran: Santa Clara thorn-mint – inner Coast Ranges from Alameda County to San Luis Obispo County
Acanthomintha obovata Jepson: San Benito thorn-mint – range from Alameda County to Los Angeles County
Acanthomintha is a genus of the mint family, Lamiaceae. The genus Acanthomintha is commonly referred to as thornmint or thorn-mint. There are four species...
Acanthomintha duttonii is a species of annual plant endemic to San Mateo County, California in the family Lamiaceae. It is commonly called San Mateo thornmint...
Acanthomintha ilicifolia, known by the common name San Diego thornmint, is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family. It is native to Baja...
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...
Acanthomintha lanceolata is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Santa Clara thornmint. It is endemic to California...
bioregions, including San Bruno Mountain. Acanthomintha duttonii, common names San Mateo thornmint or Dutton's acanthomintha, found at Montara Mountain in San...
updated. Plants of the World Online currently accepts 227 genera. *Acanthomintha (A.Gray) A.Gray Acanthoprasium (Benth.) Spach *Achyrospermum Blume Acinos...
diverse plants, many of which are rare or endangered species such as Acanthomintha duttonii, Pentachaeta bellidiflora, and Phlox hirsuta. In California...
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (APweb) accepted the following genera: Acanthomintha (A. Gray) Bentham & J. D. Hooker Aeollanthus Sprengel Agastache Gronovius...
to the ecoregion's southern coast zone include: San Diego thornmint (Acanthomintha ilicifolia), San Diego ambrosia (Ambrosia pumila) and San Diego barrel...
these species are a number of rare and endangered species including Acanthomintha duttonii or San Mateo thornmint, Hesperolinon congestum (Marin Dwarf...
California population contains about 600 plants." Another rare plant, Acanthomintha ilicifolia, the San Diego thornmint, can be found nearby. In Baja California...
number of rare and endemic species, which include: San Diego thornmint (Acanthomintha illicifolia) – An annual herb found growing on the southwestern slope...
this mountain, including Hickman's potentilla and San Mateo thornmint, Acanthomintha duttonii. The rare endemic manzanita Arctostaphylos montaraensis was...
endangered species as Hickman's potentilla and San Mateo thornmint, Acanthomintha duttonii, are found. On rare occasions light snow has dusted the summit...
friable clay habitats in southern California and Baja California include: Acanthomintha illicifolia Plantago rhodosperma California macrophylla "Convolvulus...
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