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Photographer: Derek Anderson
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Family Lamiaceae
Hedeoma hispida Pursh
rough false pennyroyal, rough pennyroyal
Hedeoma: from the Greek hedus, "sweet," and osme, "odor," an ancient name for a strongly aromatic mint
hispida: fine-hairy
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 1"-16" tall forb, slightly aromatic; stems square, usually unbranched or branched only at the base |
| Flower: | pink, 5-parted, 1/8" long;  inflorescence of distinctly spaced whorls from the leaf axils; blooms May-Aug. |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded nutlet |
| Leaf: | opposite, toothless, linear, finely hairy, stalkless |
| Habitat: | dry; inland sands, barrens; in sandy soil |
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