Acanthomintha lanceolata—Santa Clara thorn mint. Included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 4.2 (limited distribution). An annual thorn mint that grows in the Diablo Range from about Cedar Mountain in Alameda County to Southeastern Monterey County. Almost (but not quite) all populations are found on a serpentine substrate. Note the thorns that give the genus its common name. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.
Acanthomintha lanceolata—Santa Clara thorn mint. Included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 4.2 (limited distribution). An annual thorn mint that grows in the Diablo Range from about Cedar Mountain in Alameda County to Southeastern Monterey County. Nearly all populations are found on a serpentine substrate. Note the thorns that give the genus its common name. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.
Summary[edit] Description: Acanthomintha obovata subsp. cordata (heartleaf thorn-mint). Photographed near Lockwood Valley Road, Ventura County, California, near the high point of the road between Lockwood Valley and Cuyama Valley, on June 17th 1995. Scanned Kodachrome slide. Date: 13 February 2017, 08:29. Source: Acanthomintha obovata ssp. cordata. Author: John Game (fl. 1965–) . . Description: British photographer. Work period: 1965 –. Work location: United States of America; Australia; Polynesia; Fiji; United Kingdom; Switzerland. Authority control: : Q58195447. creator QS:P170,Q58195447 John Game from Berkeley, United States.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Acanthomintha ilicifolia in Sycamore Canyon, San Diego, California, USA. I found the plant just down the trail, around the first curve, from the parking area off Hwy 67, amidst weeds. Date: 24 April 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Stickpen. Permission(Reusing this file): public domain.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Acanthomintha ilicifolia in Sycamore Canyon, San Diego, California, USA. I found the plant just down the trail, around the first curve, from the parking area off Hwy 67, amidst weeds. Date: 24 April 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Stickpen. Permission(Reusing this file): public domain.