Hedeoma drummondii

Drummond's false pennyroyal

Family: Lamiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.2

Drummond's false pennyroyal is a rare (CNPS 2B.2) California native perennial found in the eastern Desert Mountains, specifically the New York Mountains, in rocky, gravelly soils at elevations of 1,400 to 1,700 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces small flowers in clusters of 3 to 7, with delicate white to pale lavender corollas 7 to 9 millimeters long. Growing 15 to 45 centimeters tall with puberulent (softly hairy) stems that have a slender, upright habit, it develops a compact, branching form. Its leaves are small and narrow, measuring 5 to 11 millimeters long and 1 to 4 millimeters wide, with generally obtuse (blunt) tips that give the plant a fine, intricate texture.

Habitat: Rocky, gravelly soils

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 1400-1700 m

Bioregions: e DMtns (New York Mtns)

California counties: San Bernardino

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.