''Stachydeoma'', common name mock pennyroyal, is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the family

Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...

, first described as a genus in 1903. It contains only one known species, ''Stachydeoma graveolens'',

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the State of

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

. It has been found only in the northwestern part of the state, referred to colloquially as the " Panhandle."Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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References

External links

Atlas of Florida Vascular PlantsLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
Lamiaceae Endemic flora of Florida Monotypic Lamiaceae genera Taxa named by Alvan Wentworth Chapman Taxa named by Asa Gray Taxa named by John Kunkel Small {{Lamiaceae-stub