Acanthomintha obovata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Acanthomintha obovata Jeps.

Obvate-leafed thorn mint

2023 Morgan Stickrod

2020 Robert Ferber

2023 Mike Russler

2023 Ryan O'Dell

2022 Mike Russler

Geoff Burleigh

Acanthomintha obovata is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1008 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. cordata ... ssp. obovata
Genus:	Acanthomintha
Family:	Lamiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Acanthomintha obovata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ACOB) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/19/2025).