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yerba buena

Clinopodium douglasii

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 280, February 242, March 252, April 374, May 624, June 686, July 318, August 195, September 248, October 253, November 325, December 251.
California5,098
United States4,356
British Columbia1,667
Canada1,092
Washington886
Oregon330
Idaho55
Alberta28

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
GenusCalamints · Clinopodium

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