''Hedeoma'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the mint family,
Lamiaceae
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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 ...
. It is native to
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. They are commonly known as false pennyroyals.
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words ἡδύς (''hedys''), meaning "sweet," and ὀσμή (''osme''), meaning "odour". It refers to the scent of the leaves. ''Hedeoma patens'' M.E. Jones (common name, oregano chiquito) is used by natives of northwestern Mexico to flavor various food items.[Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro]
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# '' Hedeoma acinoides'' Scheele – Slender false pennyroyal - Texas, Oklahoma, Coahuila
# '' Hedeoma apiculata'' W.S.Stewart – McKittrick's false pennyroyal - western Texas, southeastern New Mexico
# '' Hedeoma bella'' (Epling) R.S.Irving - Jalisco
# '' Hedeoma chihuahuensis'' (Henrard) B.L.Turner - Chihuahua
# '' Hedeoma ciliolata'' (Epling & W.S.Stewart) R.S.Irving - Gypsum false pennyroyal - Nuevo León
# '' Hedeoma costata'' Hemsl. – Ribbed false pennyroyal - Mexico, Guatemala, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico
# '' Hedeoma crenata'' R.S.Irving - Rio de Janeiro
# '' Hedeoma dentata'' Torr. – Dentate false pennyroyal - Arizona, Sonora, New Mexico
# '' Hedeoma diffusa'' Greene – Spreading (or Flagstaff) false pennyroyal - Nevada, Arizona
# '' Hedeoma drummondii'' Benth. – Drummond's false pennyroyal - western United States, Alabama, Mississippi, Nuevo León, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora
# '']Hedeoma floribunda
''Hedeoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North and South America. They are commonly known as false pennyroyals.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ἡδύς (''hedys''), meaning "swee ...
'' Standl. - Chihuahua
# '' Hedeoma hispida'' Pursh – Rough false pennyroyal - Canada, central + eastern United States (especially the Great Plains)
# '' Hedeoma hyssopifolia'' A.Gray – Aromatic false pennyroyal - northern Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona
# ''Hedeoma johnstonii
''Hedeoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North and South America. They are commonly known as false pennyroyals.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ἡδύς (''hedys''), meaning "swe ...
'' R.S.Irving - Coahuila
# ''Hedeoma jucunda
''Hedeoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North and South America. They are commonly known as false pennyroyals.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ἡδύς (''hedys''), meaning "swe ...
'' Greene - Durango
# ''Hedeoma mandoniana
''Hedeoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North and South America. They are commonly known as false pennyroyals.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ἡδύς (''hedys''), meaning "swee ...
'' Wedd. - Peru, Bolivia, Jujuy Province of Argentina
# ''Hedeoma martirensis
''Hedeoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North and South America. They are commonly known as false pennyroyals.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ἡδύς (''hedys''), meaning "swee ...
'' Moran - Baja California
# ''Hedeoma matomianum
''Hedeoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North and South America. They are commonly known as false pennyroyals.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ἡδύς (''hedys''), meaning "swee ...
'' Moran - Baja California
# ''Hedeoma medium
''Hedeoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North and South America. They are commonly known as false pennyroyals.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ἡδύς (''hedys''), meaning "swee ...
'' Epling - Argentina, Uruguay
# ''Hedeoma microphylla
''Hedeoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North and South America. They are commonly known as false pennyroyals.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ἡδύς (''hedys''), meaning "swee ...
'' R.S.Irving - San Luis Potosí
# ''Hedeoma mollis
''Hedeoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North and South America. They are commonly known as false pennyroyals.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ἡδύς (''hedys''), meaning "swee ...
'' Torr. – Softhair false pennyroyal - western Texas
# ''Hedeoma montana
''Hedeoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North and South America. They are commonly known as false pennyroyals.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ἡδύς (''hedys''), meaning "swee ...
'' Brandegee - Coahuila
# ''Hedeoma multiflora
''Hedeoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North and South America. They are commonly known as false pennyroyals.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ἡδύς (''hedys''), meaning "swee ...
'' Benth - Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil
# ''Hedeoma nana
''Hedeoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North and South America. They are commonly known as false pennyroyals.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words ἡδύς (''hedys''), meaning "swe ...
'' (Torr.) Briq. – Dwarf false pennyroyal - Chihuahua, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Mohave Desert in California
# '' Hedeoma oblatifolia'' Villarreal - Coahuila
# '' Hedeoma oblongifolia'' (A.Gray) A.Heller – Oblongleaf false pennyroyal - Chihuahua, Sonora, New Mexico, Arizona
# '' Hedeoma palmeri'' Hemsl. - San Luis Potosí, Nuevo León, Coahuila
# ''Hedeoma patens
''Hedeoma patens'' (Spanish common name, , 'small oregano') is a small herb in the genus ''Hedeoma'', family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Coahuila. It is not very closely related to true oregano.
Uses
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'' M.E. Jones –oregano chiquito - Chihuahua, Coahuila
# '' Hedeoma patrina'' W.S.Stewart - Zacatecas
# †'' Hedeoma pilosa'' R.S.Irving – Old blue false pennyroyal - Brewster County in Texas but apparently extinct
# '' Hedeoma piperita'' Benth. - Hidalgo, México State
# '' Hedeoma plicata'' Torr. – Veiny false pennyroyal - Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, northern Mexico
# '' Hedeoma polygalifolia'' Benth. - southern Brazil
# '' Hedeoma pulcherrima'' Wooton & Standl. – White Mountain false pennyroyal - New Mexico
# '' Hedeoma pulegioides'' (L.) Pers. – American false pennyroyal - eastern Canada, central + eastern United States
# '' Hedeoma pusilla'' (R.S.Irving) R.S.Irving - Nuevo León
# '' Hedeoma quercetora'' Epling - Nuevo León
# '' Hedeoma reverchonii'' (A.Gray) A.Gray – Reverchon's false pennyroyal - southern Great Plains (Texas, Oklahoma, western Arkansas)
# '' Hedeoma rzedowskii'' B.L.Turner - Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí
# '' Hedeoma × serpyllifolia'' Small - Texas, New Mexico
# '' Hedeoma tenuiflora'' Brandegee - Baja California
# '' Hedeoma tenuipes'' Epling - northeastern Mexico
# '' Hedeoma todsenii'' R.S.Irving – Todsen's false pennyroyal - New Mexico
Formerly placed here
*'' Clinopodium glabrum'' (Nutt.) Kuntze (as ''H. arkansana'' Nutt.)
*''Poliomintha incana
''Poliomintha incana'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family which is known as frosted mint. It is native to dry and desert areas of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is a strongly aromatic shrub with dark green ...
'' (Torr.) A.Gray (as ''H. incana'' Torr.)
References
External links
USDA state-by-state US distribution map of ''Hedeoma''
Jepson Manual Treatment
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Lamiaceae genera