Hedeoma costata var. pulchella
(Ribbed False Pennyroyal)
Hedeoma costata var. pulchella, McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains National Park 5722
Hedeoma costata var. pulchella, McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains National Park 5719
Hedeoma costata var. pulchella, McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains National Park 5727
Hedeoma costata var. pulchella, McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains National Park 5713
Hedeoma costata var. pulchella, McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains National Park 5726
Hedeoma costata var. pulchella, McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains National Park 5458
| Scientific Name | Hedeoma costata var. pulchella | USDA PLANTS Symbol | HECOP |
| Common Name | Ribbed False Pennyroyal | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 528331 |
| Family | Lamiaceae (Mint) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Rocky limestone soils of outcrops, along roadsides and drywashes. Plant: Dense perennial growing in tufts; purple herbage; hairy stems and foliage; ascending and decumbent stems branching in lower half; overall up to 6 inches tall. Leaves: Opposite, ovate to elliptic, sharply pointed blades, coarsely dentate; up to 3/8-inch long. Inflorescence: Cymes arising from axils, congested in the upper portion of the stems with 3 to 5 blossoms; tubular lavender flowers with corolla tube up to about 2 inches long protruding from very hairy calyx; slightly hairy two-lipped corolla tube; calyx with 5 sharp-pointed lobes. Bloom period: April to June. Reference: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Northern Chihuahuan Desert Wildflowers" by Steve West and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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