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Spreading false pennyroyal

Hedeoma diffusa

Also called Flagstaff False Pennyroyal, Flagstaff Pennyroyal

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Nevada, Arizona
Climate
subtropical

About

Hedeoma diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names spreading false pennyroyal and Flagstaff false pennyroyal. It is endemic to Arizona in the United States.

This perennial herb has spreading, prostrate stems that form a mat on the ground. The leaves are oppositely arranged. The flowers are blue to lavender in color and are open for about three days. Blooming occurs in May through September.

Other Hedeoma plants

Slender 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 diffusa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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