Mock-Pennyroyal
Dwarf False Pennyroya
Hedeoma nana
At the margin of a sandy wash, Castle Hot Springs, Yavapai Co., Arizona. 19 April 2015.
HERB: A diminutive plant in the Sonoran Desert, rarely more than
30 cm tall. Numerous slender and leafy stems from sometimes perennial base.
LEAVES: The leaves are opposite on the stems which are square in cross section.
FLOWERS: Pale purple or lavender flowers.
UNARMED.
RANGE: Southwestern USA and Mexico.