Species Detail Forb

Flowers		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Hedeoma hyssopifolia - aromatic false pennyroyal Other Common Names: mock pennyroyal, falsepennyroyal Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Lamiaceae
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial
General Desc: Perennial with slender wiry stems, herbage smooth to slightly downy with very short hairs; leaves are smooth, without any teeth; conspicuously veined; many small, light purple nectar-rich flowers.
Identification notes: Stems leafy; leaves narrow, mostly ascending, lateral veins prominent, straight and parallel; flowers light purple, 5 petals, 2 upper and 3 lower; sepals spreading after forming a slightly distended tube.
Height: 4 to 10 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Rocky slopes in canyons.
Plant Communities: Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 5000 - 9500 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Light purple Shape: Irregular in elongated clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: May - Oct
Description: 1 to 7 flowers in the upper leaf axils, each on a 1/4 inch long stem; tube formed by sepals about 1/4 inch long; covered with stiff, short hairs; upper lobes are triangular-lance-shaped, broader than the lower ones; flowers purplish; tube 1/2 inch long.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Opposite Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves Spines: N
Leaf Description: Branched from base; stiffly erect or ascending; simple with smooth margins; slightly lance-shaped or an oblong oval; 1/4 to 3/4 inch long; to 1/4 inch wide; noticeable veins.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: Ovary deeply 4-parted, with 4 nutlets.


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