What is Acanthomintha?
{{Taxobox | name = ''Acanthomintha'' | image =Acanthominthailicifolia1.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption =''Acanthomintha ilicifolia'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Lamiales]] | familia = [[Lamiaceae]] | genus = '''''Acanthomintha''''' | genus_authority = [[Asa Gray|Gray]] }} '''''Acanthomintha''''' is a [[genus]] of the [[Lamiaceae]], or mint family. The ''Acanthomintha'' genus is commonly referred to as '''Thornmint'''. There are a number of species within this genus, including the [[endangered species]] ''[[Acanthomintha duttonii]]''. All four thornmints are native to the [[California Floristic Province]]. The origin of the genus name is from the identical Greek word meaning ''thornmint''. There are four species of ''Acanthomintha'': *''[[Acanthomintha duttonii]]'' (Abrams) Jokerst: San Mateo thorn-mint *''[[Acanthomintha ilicifolia]]'' (Gray): San Diego thorn-mint, San Diego thornmint *''[[Acanthomintha lanceolata]]'' (Curran): Santa Clara thorn-mint *''[[Acanthomintha obovata]]'' (Jepson): San Benito thorn-mint ==Other websites== {{commons-inline}}<br/> {{wikispecies-inline|Acanthomintha}} {{taxonbar|from=Q3241912}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Lamiaceae]] {{biology-stub}}