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.

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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

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1 observed taxon / 2 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 19 (17 are research grade)

Locations:

• Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 3
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve
• 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
• Portola Redwoods SP
• Russian Ridge OSP
• San Bruno Mountain State & County Park
• Sanborn CP
• Skyline Ridge OSP
• Wilder Ranch SP
• Windy Hill OSP

Months:

• May: 2
• Jun.: 2
• Jul.: 4
• Aug.: 2
• 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