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Hedeoma acinoides
Also called Annual Mock Pennyroyal, Slender Hedeoma
Slender false pennyroyal is a small annual mint-family herb native to central Texas and nearby regions, growing 6 to 10 inches tall with citrus-scented leaves and delicate pink spring flowers. It is a wild plant rarely grown in gardens, mainly suited to native or wildflower plantings in warm, dry, sunny sites.
Hedeoma acinoides, called slender false pennyroyal, annual pennyroyal, or slender hedeoma, is a delicate annual herb in the mint family, found primarily in central Texas.
Spreading false pennyroyal · Drummond's false pennyroyal · Aromatic false pennyroyal · Dwarf false pennyroyal · Hedeoma patens · American false pennyroyal · Reverchon's false pennyroyal · Todsen's false pennyroyal · False pennyroyal
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hedeoma acinoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
