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Mentha pulegium, commonly (European) pennyroyal, or pennyrile, also called mosquito plant [2] and pudding grass, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. [4] Crushed pennyroyal leaves emit a very strong fragrance similar to spearmint.
Other names are mock pennyroyal, squaw mint, tickweed, stinking balm, mosquito plant, and American false pennyroyal. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The term "pennyroyal" (or pennyrile , from a dialectal pronunciation) is also used to describe a geographic province of western Kentucky , the Pennyroyal Plateau , where H. pulegioides grew in profusion sufficient to ...
Hedeoma drummondii is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Drummond's false pennyroyal. It is native to western North America, where it is distributed mainly in the United States west of the Mississippi River and adjacent Mexico. This is a hairy perennial herb with an erect mintlike form up to 45 centimeters ...
Mentha pulegium (pennyroyal or European pennyroyal), a European herb; Hedeoma pulegioides (American pennyroyal or false pennyroyal), an American herb; Monardella odoratissima (mountain pennyroyal), mint family plant found in the southwestern United States
Hedeoma is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae.It is native to North and South America.They are commonly known as false pennyroyals. [2] [3] [4]The genus name is derived from the Greek words ἡδύς (hedys), meaning "sweet," and ὀσμή (osme), meaning "odour".
Hedeoma reverchonii, commonly called Reverchon's false pennyroyal, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family . It is native to the south central region of the United States, where it is primarily found in Texas, extending into small areas of Arkansas and Oklahoma. [2] Its natural habitat is on open, calcareous rock outcrops. [3]
Mentha cervina, commonly known as hart's pennyroyal, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Mentha (mint) genus. It is native to the western Mediterranean Sea region, growing naturally from southwestern France to the Iberian Peninsula , and south to Azores , Morocco and Algeria . [ 2 ]
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. [1] [2] This perennial herb has spreading, prostrate stems that form a mat on the ground. The leaves are oppositely arranged.