Turkey-tangle Frog-fruit (Garden Lippia, Garden Frog-fruit or Fogfruit)

Phyla nodiflora var. nodiflora

A 10-16 in. low, mat-like, perennial herb, which is native to the US and S. America, but may have been introduced to California from elsewhere.  It is uncommon on moist soil in drainages, along streams, and at the base of cliffs at Upper Newport Bay, Dana Point Harbor, Irvine Regional Park, and Silverado Canyon (Roberts). Sometimes used ornamentally as a ground cover.  Flowering: May-November.  Fruit consists of two nutlets. The related Phyla nodiflora var. incisa has narrower wedge-shaped leaves and is native, known from Murrietta.  (Clarke)

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