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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Lamiaceae
Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers.
American false pennyroyal, American pennyroyal
Hedeoma: from the Greek hedus, "sweet," and osme, "odor," an ancient name for a strongly aromatic mint
pulegioides: like Pulegium an old name for Mentha pulegium
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 4"-16" tall forb, aromatic; stems square, usually branched |
| Flower: | pink, 5-parted, 1/8" long;  inflorescence of distinctly-spaced whorls from the leaf axils; blooms July-Sept. |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded nutlet |
| Leaf: | opposite, lance-like to oval, finely hairy, main ones stalked |
| Habitat: | upland woods |
| (Glossary) |
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