Stachydeoma

Stachydeoma, common name mock pennyroyal,[2][3] is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1903. It contains only one known species, Stachydeoma graveolens, endemic to the State of Florida in the United States. It has been found only in the northwestern part of the state, referred to colloquially as the "Panhandle."[1][4]

Stachydeoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: Stachydeoma
Small
Species:
S. graveolens
Binomial name
Stachydeoma graveolens
Synonyms[1]
  • Hedeoma graveolens Chapm. ex A.Gray

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. US Department of Agriculture plants profile
  3. http://www.fnai.org/FieldGuide/pdf/Stachydeoma_graveolens.pdf
  4. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map


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