Biology:Pogogyne floribunda

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Pogogyne floribunda
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Pogogyne
Species:
P. floribunda
Binomial name
Pogogyne floribunda
Jokerst

Pogogyne floribunda is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names profuseflower mesamint[1] and profuse-flowered pogogyne. It is native to the Modoc Plateau and surrounding basin habitat in the northeastern corner of California . It is known from six occurrences in adjacent Oregon and one in Idaho.[2] It can be found in vernal pools, ephemeral creeks, and other summer-dry water bodies on the plateau. This is an aromatic annual herb producing a mostly erect, branching stem which is lined nearly from base to top with inflorescence. The lipped, tubular flowers are about half a centimeter long and white in color. Most have purple spots or red speckles, while a few are pure white or solid pale purple.[2] Each is surrounded by a calyx of pointed sepals which are coated in long white hairs.

This plant, once thought to be a variety of the more common Pogogyne zizyphoroides, was elevated to species level in 1992.[3]

References

  1. "Pogogyne floribunda". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=POFL17. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Meinke, R. J. The conservation status and natural history of Pogogyne floribunda in Oregon. September, 2006.
  3. Jokerst, J.D. (1992). Pogogyne floribunda (Lamiaceae), a new species from the Great Basin in northeastern California. Aliso 13 347-353.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7207620 entry