About Clinopodium chandleri (Brandegee) P.D.Cantino & Wagstaff
Growth Habit
Clinopodium chandleri is a small shrub that grows slender branches up to half a meter long from a woody stem base.
Leaf Characteristics
Its toothed or wavy-edged leaves have hairy blades that reach up to 1.5 centimeters long and wide, and they are borne on short petioles. All above-ground plant parts are glandular and aromatic.
Flower Arrangement
Flowers grow from the leaf axils.
Flower Morphology
Each flower is bell-shaped with a tubular throat, its corolla ranges from white to lavender, and it is less than a centimeter long.
Geographic Range
This species is distributed from southern California in the United States to northwestern Baja California in Mexico.
Habitat and Elevation Range
It grows on rocky slopes and in chaparral across the Peninsular Ranges, from the Santa Ana Mountains south to Ensenada.
Substrate Preferences
It only grows on specialized substrates, specifically metavolcanic soil.
Hybridization
In the area northeast of Ensenada, where this species overlaps with Clinopodium ganderi, it forms a hybrid species.
Threats
Clinopodium chandleri is threatened by residential development, foot traffic (especially trampling near trails), agriculture, and recreational activities.
