Clinopodium douglasii

Clinopodium douglasii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Clinopodium
Species: Clinopodium douglasii

Name

Clinopodium douglasii (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 515 (1891)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Micromeria douglasii Benth. in Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 372 (1834)
• Homotypic
  • Satureja douglasii (Benth.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 300 (1896)
• Heterotypic
  • Micromeria barbata Fisch. & C.A.Mey. in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 8: 67 (1842)
  • Micromeria chamissonis (Benth.) Greene in Man. Bot. San Francisco: 289 (1894)
  • Thymus chamissonis Benth. in Linnaea 6: 80 (1831)
  • Thymus douglasii Benth. in Linnaea 6: 80 (1831)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Subarctic America Alaska Western Canada British Columbia Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington Southwestern U.S.A. California References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio Generum Plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page. 
• Bentham, G. 1832–1836. Labiatarum genera et species: or, a description of the genera and species of plants of the order Labiatae; with their general history, characters, affinities, and geographical distribution. LXVIII + 783 pp. James Ridgway and Sons, London. Gallica Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Clinopodium douglasii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec. 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Clinopodium douglasii. Published online. Accessed: 03. Dec. 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: yerba buena

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