Pogogyne
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Pogogyne is a small genus of flowering plants in the mint family known generally as mesamints or mesa mints. These are small annual plants with glandular, aromatic foliage. They are somewhat variable in appearance but are mostly minty-scented herbs with leaves and flower inflorescences bordered with stiff hairs. The flowers are white or a shade of purple or pinkish-lavender. The best known species is the critically endangered vernal pool species San Diego mesa mint, P. abramsii, which is now found only in a few isolated patches of ground near San Diego, California.
Species:
- Pogogyne abramsii - San Diego mesa mint
- Pogogyne clareana - Santa Lucia mesa mint
- Pogogyne douglasii - Douglas' mesa mint
- Pogogyne floribunda - profuseflower mesa mint
- Pogogyne nudiuscula - Otay mesa mint
- Pogogyne serpylloides - thymeleaf mesa mint
- Pogogyne ziziphoroides - Sacramento mesa mint
