Hedeoma pulegioides

ClassificationDicots
FamilyLamiaceae
Family (Traditional)Lamiaceae
GenusHedeoma
Species:Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers.
Common NameAmerican False Pennyroyal
Growth Habitvine - forb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: PK; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Blue; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Nut; Fruit Type: Nutlet; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 2; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 1
C value 7
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (3)

SynonymFull Citation
Cunila pulegioides Cunila pulegioides L.
Melissa pulegioides Melissa pulegioides L.
Ziziphora pulegioides Ziziphora pulegioides Desf.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen (KY), Bell (KY), Breathitt (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carter (KY), Clark (KY), Clinton (KY), Crittenden (KY), Cumberland (KY), Estill (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Graves (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Henry (KY), Hickman (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Lee (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Marshall (KY), Martin (KY), Mercer (KY), Montgomery (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Simpson (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Webster (KY), Wolfe (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Wayne (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BEREA, TENN, APSC, EKY, HTTU, MTSU, UOS, MEM, KNK, UCHT, ETSU, SWMT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1954 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0079811 Allen Kentucky 30 Aug 1984 John Macgregor
APSC
Hedeoma pulegioides
HTTU017949 Allen Kentucky
HTTU
Hedeoma pulegioides
31234100493749 Bell Kentucky 15 Sep 1966 Ellwood J. Carr
EKY
Hedeoma pulegioides
BEREA015639 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Hedeoma pulegioides
TENN-V-0189443 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Hedeoma pulegioides
TENN-V-0189444 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Hedeoma pulegioides
TENN-V-0189445 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Hedeoma pulegioides
TENN-V-0189446 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Hedeoma pulegioides
31234100493756 Breathitt Kentucky 06 Aug 1963 Elizabeth M. Browne
7891
EKY
Hedeoma pulegioides
APSC0083077 Breckinridge Kentucky
APSC
Hedeoma pulegioides
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Hedeoma pulegioides - Dwayne Estes
Hedeoma pulegioides - Dwayne Estes
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Hedeoma pulegioides - Dwayne Estes
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Hedeoma pulegioides - Milo Pyne
Hedeoma pulegioides - Milo Pyne
Hedeoma pulegioides - Tara Littlefield
Hedeoma pulegioides - Tara Littlefield
Hedeoma pulegioides - Tara Littlefield
Hedeoma pulegioides - Tara Littlefield
Hedeoma pulegioides - Tara Littlefield
Hedeoma pulegioides - Tara Littlefield
Hedeoma pulegioides - Tara Littlefield
Hedeoma pulegioides - Tara Littlefield
Hedeoma pulegioides - Theo Witsell
Hedeoma pulegioides - Theo Witsell
Hedeoma pulegioides - Theo Witsell
Hedeoma pulegioides - Theo Witsell