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San Mateo thorn-mint

Acanthomintha duttonii

Also called San Mateo Thornmint

San Mateo thorn-mint
Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0
Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
California (San Mateo Co.)
Climate
subtropical

About

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 and is found growing on serpentine soils near the Crystal Springs Reservoir in a six-mile (10 km) long strip on the east side of Montara Mountain at elevations of approximately 150 to 300 meters.

Where it grows

The range of this species is sharply limited within a portion of central San Mateo County on the eastern lower slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Other Acanthomintha plants

San Diego thorn-mint · Santa Clara thorn-mint · San Benito thorn-mint · Thorn-mint

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acanthomintha duttonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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