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Thornmints
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Thornmints

Acanthomintha

Acanthomintha is a genus of the mint family, Lamiaceae. The genus Acanthomintha is commonly referred to as thornmint or thorn-mint. There are four species within this genus, including the endangered species Acanthomintha duttonii. All four thornmints are native to the California Floristic Province. The origin of the genus name is from the identical Greek word meaning thornmint.

The four known species of Acanthomintha are:

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

San Diego Thornmint

speciesAcanthomintha ilicifolia

Santa Clara thornmint

speciesAcanthomintha lanceolata

San Benito Thorn-mint

speciesAcanthomintha obovata

San Mateo thornmint

speciesAcanthomintha duttonii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57113.