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Annual to shrub [ tree, vine], glabrous to hairy, generally aromatic.
Stem: generally erect, generally 4-angled.
Leaf: generally simple to deeply lobed, generally opposite, generally gland-dotted.
Inflorescence: generally cymes, generally many in dense axillary clusters surrounding stem, generally separated by evident internodes or collectively crowded, spike- or panicle-like, occasionally head-like or raceme, subtended by leaves or bracts; flowers sessile or pedicelled.
Flower: generally bisexual; calyx generally 5-lobed, radial to bilateral; corolla generally bilateral, 1–2-lipped, upper lip entire or 2-lobed, ± flat to hood-like, occasionally 0, lower lip generally 3-lobed; stamens generally 4, epipetalous, generally exserted, paired, pairs generally unequal, occasionally 2, staminodes 2 or 0; ovary superior, generally 4-lobed to base chambers 2, ovules 2 per chamber, style 1, generally arising from center at junction of lobes, stigmas generally 2.
Fruit: generally 4 nutlets, generally ovoid to oblong, smooth.
± 230 genera, 7200 species: worldwide. Many cultivated for herbs, oils (Lavandula, lavender; Mentha, mint; Rosmarinus, rosemary; Thymus, thyme), some cult as ornamental (in CA Cedronella, Leonotis, Monarda, Phlomis). [Harley et al. 2004 Fam Generally Vasc Plant 7:167–275] Moluccella laevis L., shell flower, historical waif in CA. Satureja calamintha (L.) Scheele subsp. ascendens (Jordan) Briq. reported as alien but not naturalized. Salazaria moved to Scutellaria; CA Satureja moved to Clinopodium. —Scientific Editors: Douglas H. Goldman, Bruce G. Baldwin.

Key to Lamiaceae

Annual, hairy or not, gland-dotted, aromatic.
Stem: decumbent to erect, branched or not, 2.5–45 cm.
Leaf: linear to round, entire to toothed, bristly- ciliate or not; short-petioled.
Inflorescence: clusters of opposite cymes, head-like, spike-like, or interrupted, terminal and axillary, or flowers 1 in axils; bracts 2 or more per node, bristly- ciliate or not.
Flower: ± sessile, calyx 2-lipped, lobes 5, deep, ciliate or not, tip extensions 0 to long, outer surface glabrous to coarsely hairy; corolla 2-lipped, lavender to purple or white, raised area on lower lip occasionally spotted; stamens 2–4, upper 2 sterile and vestigial or 0 in some taxa; style hairy below stigma lobes.
Fruit: hairy.
8 species: CA, OR, Baja CA. (Greek: bearded style) [Howell 1931 Proc Calif Acad Sci 20:105–128]
Unabridged note: Pogogyne tenuiflora Gray known only from the type collection made in 1875 (GH 1496): Guadalupe Island, Baja CA.

Plant inconspicuous.
Stem: generally prostrate to decumbent, 2.5–20 cm, ± 0.5 mm diam, generally branched, slender.
Inflorescence: clusters, head-like, small, dense, terminal and axillary, or flowers 1 in distal axils.
Flower: calyx tube 1–3.5 mm, lobes 1.5–4 mm; corolla 2.5–5 mm, lavender; stamens 2–4, upper 2 vestigial or 0; style sparsely hairy just below stigma lobes.
Fruit: 1–1.3 mm.
2n=38. Grassy, brushy areas; < 1200 m. North Coast Ranges, n&c Sierra Nevada Foothills, San Francisco Bay Area, Outer South Coast Ranges.

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Chart based on elevation range in Manual and elevations and coordinates of CCH records. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. Note: About half of the CCH records include both elevation and coordinates.	Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. View all CCH records   CCH collections by month Duplicates counted once; synonyms included. Species do not include records of infraspecific taxa. Blue line denotes Manual flowering time.