Re Lepechinia fragrans ID?
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- Subject: Re Lepechinia fragrans ID?
- From: J*
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 15:55:07 -0800
If it's from a wet spot, Mimulus lewisii is a possibility--sticky, stinky,
with bright pink flowers.
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From: susannah@cyber-dyne.com <susannah@cyber-dyne.com>
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Cc: jaknelson@shastalink.k12.ca.us <jaknelson@shastalink.k12.ca.us>;
cheheyr@micron.net <cheheyr@micron.net>; loren@peak.org <loren@peak.org>
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: Starting Lepechinia fragrans from seed?
> Loren, thanks for the terrific advice on germinating (our) natives! I
>appreciate that you suggested several options, so that I can try first one
>and then another :-). There seems to be some question about what my seeds
>actually are, though:
>
>Julie wrote:
>>What is this plant? I thought I knew the E OR flora but this doesn't ring
a
>>bell. Is it a native?
>
>and Bob wrote:
>>Since this is in my neck of the woods (or steppes), I'd like to know what
>>this plant is. I can't find it in H&C or any other PNW flora I have. I'm
>>not questioning you, just curious.
>
>Well, heck, maybe I've ID 'd it wrong. Here are a couple web pictures of
>Lepechinia fragrans:
>
>http://www.calacademy.org/research/botany/wildflow/names/207188.htm
>
>http://www.catalinaconservancy.org/plants/thorne/lepefrag.htm
>
> Other than what the pictures show you, my plant's most prominent features
>are stickiness of leaves, stems, and calyces, and fragrance of same --
>smells sort of like an edible Salvia, but not that much like. Also the
>flower color is more intense pink than these pictures. Do you all know
>what it could be?
>
>-- Susannah
>Eugene, Oregon
>
