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Bilateral Symmetry - Mint Family - Pennyroyal

Lamiaceae (Labiatae) - Mint family

Drummond's False Pennyroyal Hedeoma drummondii

Flowers are about 3/16" wide and 1/2" long.; Upright plant about 8" tall with branches at base.  Stem has rings of 2 long leaves with several flowers that extend past the length of leaf.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May-June 2005

Seed pod photo taken in Taylor County, Texas, August 2005

(Native of Texas, Taylor, Brown)

Similar Species

Rough False Pennyroyal (Rough Hedeona) Hedeoma hispida

Flowers are very small.  Swollen, hairy calyx tube covers most of flower tube, deep ribs, 3 long teeth on the edge.  Leaves are narrow and extend well past flower.  Stem has rings of 2 long leaves with 4 flowers each.  Slightly fragrant.  (Native of north east Texas)

Rock Hedeoma (Reverchon's False Pennyroyal) Hedeoma reverchonii var. reverchonii

Very tiny leaves. Spotted flower is large compared to leaves and calyx.  Everything is hairy.  (Native of central & north east Texas, Eastland, Coleman, Brown)

Reverchon's False Pennyroyal Hedeoma reverchonii var. serpyllifolia

 (Native of central & south Texas, Taylor)

Lamiaceae (Labiatae) - Mint family

Forked Blue-curls (Bastard Pennyroyal) Trichostema dichotomum

Flower with 4 equal upper lips and a large lower lip, 1/2"-3/4" long.  Upper lips are lavender/blue, lower can be blue or white with purple dots.  Long curled stamens and styles sweep over the flower.  Four one-seeded nutlets grow in a cup with 3 sharp teeth and one larger rounded tooth.

Photos taken by Sonnia Hill in Van Zandt County, Texas, September 2002

Leaf photo taken in Van Zandt County, Texas, Novemver 2006

(Native of Texas)

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