genus Clinopodium

Member of mint family (family Lamiaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

yerba buena
Clinopodium douglasii

yerba buena
Clinopodium douglasii

vine, often draped along the ground
very common

wood calamint
Clinopodium menthifolium

erect
loose and separated whorls of flowers from leaf axils
description and photos
not in Calflora or CalPhotos, but iNaturalist lists a big patch in the Oakland hills and a few individuals scattered elsewhere

wild basil
Clinopodium vulgare

erect
capitate inflorescence, usually with many empty calyxes

may have an additional head above the first

linear bracts [reference]
description and photos
very rare and only in the same spot in the Oakland hills

1 observed taxon / 2 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 29 (26 are research grade)

Locations:

Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 3
Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 2
Joseph D. Grant CP: 2
Big Basin SP
El Corte de Madera OSP
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP
Huckleberry Botanic RP
Jacks Peak CP
Lake Chabot RP
Mt. Madonna SP
Nisene Marks SP
Picchetti Ranch OSP
Point Lobos SP
Portola Redwoods SP
Russian Ridge OSP
San Bruno Mountain State & County Park
San Pedro Valley CP
Sanborn CP
Skyline Ridge OSP
Stevens Creek CP
Waterdog Lake & Open Space
Wilder Ranch SP
Windy Hill OSP
Wunderlich CP

Months:

May: 7
Jun.: 4
Jul.: 6
Aug.: 3
Sep.: 1
Oct.: 1
Nov.: 2
Dec.: 1
Jan.: 1
Feb.: 2
Mar.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

genus Clinopodium → iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora
not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora