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Lepechinia rossii
Ross' pitcher sage is a rare perennial herb or shrub from the Transverse Ranges of southern California, known from only a few small wild sites. It is a chaparral plant that needs full sun, sharp drainage and little summer water.
Lepechinia rossii is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Ross' pitcher sage.
It is endemic to the Transverse Ranges of California on the north edge of the Greater Los Angeles Area. This species was first described to science only in 2006.
The plant is known from four occurrences, two in the Topatopa Mountains of Ventura County near Fillmore, and two in the Sierra Pelona Mountains east of Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County. The former location spans about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi), and the latter location contains no more than about 1000 individual plants.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
