Drummond's False Pennyroyal
Hedeoma drummondii
Family:
Mint (Lamiaceae )
AKA:
Photo taken on:
August 10, 2019
Location:
Abiquiu Lake, NM
Life Zones:
Plains and foothills
Habitat:
Dry, gravelly soil, roadsides
Grows with many branches from a few inches to 15 inches high covered in hairs. Leaves are narrow and smell of mint when crushed. Tiny flowers grow from the leaf axils and are no more than 1/2" long. Flowers are rose-pink to pale lavender with purple streaks and a white throat.