Dec. 5, 2022
slender false pennyroyal, Hedeoma acinoides
At first glance these little annuals look like a close relative of henbit. The flower shape and color are good for that. But we know that flower shape and color are the most changeable part of plants, and the most unreliable parts for identification. So instead we look at the calyxes, right behind the flowers. They are swollen on the undersides. Aha! It's a pennyroyal, even if it's not blue like the ones at home. These little plants give the impression of a weed, but they're Texas natives. Travis Co TX, 4/17/22. Mint family, Lamiaceae.
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Hi Denise
Just thinking it's almost time to come look for Platanthera flava. Bob
Hi Bob:
I found it on Eber Rd, about 1.5 mi S. of Kitty Todd Preserve 1/4 mi from Metroparks land. I’m guessing it came in on the RR. (NwOhio)
Apparently so, but not on all plants. The brown only shows a little in this image.
Regarding umber pussytoes, one reference calls it brown-brackted pussytoes. Are it's bracts browner than other pussytoes?