| Pogogyne douglasii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Pogogyne |
| Species: | P. douglasii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pogogyne douglasii Benth. |
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Pogogyne douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Douglas' mesa mint. It is endemic to central California, where it grows in vernal pools and similar grassland habitat in the coastal and inland mountain ranges and the Central Valley. This is an aromatic annual herb producing a sturdy, erect stem up to about 40 centimeters in maximum height. The inflorescence is a headlike cluster, each flower accompanied by long, pointed sepals lined densely with long, straight, white hairs. Each lipped tubular flower is 1 to 2 centimeters in length and mostly pinkish-purple with a white throat spotted with purple and sometimes yellow.