Lepechinia calycina Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lepechinia calycina (Benth.) Epling ex Munz

White pitcher sage, Woodbalm, pitcher sage

Lepechinia calycina is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1305 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Lepechinia
Family:	Lamiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

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OTHER	Sphacele calycina

Information about Lepechinia calycina from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LECA3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).