Hedeoma oblongifolia

(Gray) Heller

Oblongleaf False Pennyroyal

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160504
Element CodePDLAM0M0T0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusHedeoma
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Genus sometimes has been treated as neuter, so this name spelled `oblongifolium', but now considered feminine, in accord with Article 62.2(b) of the Code of Botanical Nomenclature (per Voss 1996; Taxon 43: 105, 1994). Comprised of two varieties.
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-01-18
Change Date1994-01-18
Edition Date1994-01-18
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C., 1/94; rev. B. MacBryde 3/2001.
Rank Reasons
Hedeoma oblongifolia (which is comprised of two varieties) occurs across Arizona, central to southwestern New Mexico, and into northern Mexico, growing on hillsides and mountain slopes (at about 600-2400 meters), including dry woods.
Range Extent Comments
Arizona (Coconino and Mohave counties to Greenlee, Cochise and Pima counties); central and southern New Mexico (six counties); and adjacent northern Mexico (at least Chihuahua).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Hillsides and mountain slopes, upper margins of Lower Sonoran Zone to Upper Sonoran Zone, 2000-8000 feet (Shreve and Wiggins 1964, Kearney and Peebles 1951). Dry woods, 1800-1980 m, Chihuahua (Martin et al. 1998).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaS4Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Arizona (4)
AreaForestAcres
Hell HoleApache-Sitgreaves National Forests15,512
HellsgateTonto National Forest6,171
Hot AirApache-Sitgreaves National Forests31,712
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
References (5)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  3. Martin, P.S., D. Yetman, M. Fishbein, P. Jenkins, T.R. Van Devender, and R.K. Wilson. 1998. Gentry's Rio Mayo plants; The tropical deciduous forest & environs of northwest Mexico. Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson. 558 pp. + map.
  4. Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 2 vols. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.
  5. Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.