Mint, oregano, sage, rosemary, basil, and thyme: all of these culinary delights are in the mint family. If a plant has square stems, opposite leaves, a bilaterally symmetrical flower, and produces a pleasant aromatic fragrance, it is probably a member of the family Lamiaceae. Flowers of the Fragrant Pitcher Sage are individually borne along arching branches. All petals are fused basally into a tube that emerges from a hairy calyx.
DISTRIBUTION: Uncommon in chaparral along the South Coast mainland and northern Channel Islands; < 1l00 m.
