P h o t o b y U n i v e r s i t y o f T e n n e s s e e H e r b a r i u m ( T E N N )
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Habitat:
Cedar galde, limestone outcrop, strip mine and other disturbed habitat.
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Species Description:
Annual herb
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Early May to late August.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
Small (1-4 dm) mint with linear leaves that 1-2 cm long, sessile and entire. The calyx lobes are distinctive in being subulate (awl -shaped) and ciliate and the calyx tube is hirsutous (scattered longish hairs). Hedeoma is distinctive in having a 2-lipped calyx, and few blue flowers loose in verticels of the leaf axils (rather than at the end of the stems). Flowers have 2 stamens and these are exerted beyond the end of the corolla throat. The corolla is weakly 2-lipped, the upper one is erect while the lower is spreading.
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Management:
Avoid changes in moisture/hydrologic conditions at the site. Changes could result from overstory removal, stream/wetland alteration or impacts due to erosion. Exotic pest plants are a threat to this species and should be removed.
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Global Range:
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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