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Hedeoma diffusa

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Species of plant

Hedeoma diffusa
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Hedeoma
Species: H. diffusa
Binomial name
Hedeoma diffusa
Greene 1898

Hedeoma diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names spreading false pennyroyal and Flagstaff false pennyroyal. It is endemic to Arizona in the United States.

This perennial herb has spreading, prostrate stems that form a mat on the ground. The leaves are oppositely arranged. The flowers are blue to lavender in color and are open for about three days. Blooming occurs in May through September.

This plant is limited to northern Arizona, occurring in Navajo, Coconino, and Yavapai Counties. It grows on Kaibab Limestone, in and around rocky cracks and crevices. In Oak Creek Canyon in the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness Area, sites are considered protected, and most are inaccessible.

References

  1. ^ Hedeoma diffusa. The Nature Conservancy.
  2. ^ Hedeoma diffusa. Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.

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Taxon identifiers
Hedeoma diffusa
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