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Synonyms: Isanthus brachiatus, Tetraclea viscida
Lifespan: Annual
Zones: N/A
Type: Forb
Bloom Time: July - October
Status: Native
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Trichostema brachiatum, or False Pennyroyal, is native to most of the eastern half of the United States, and is also rare in the southwest. It is an annual that grows in fields, meadows, prairies, along roadsides and railroads and in glades. It blooms from mid summer into fall, with purple-blue flowers.

This plant looks similar to several other members of the mint family. More information will be posted at a later time about differentiating other species, but it is perhaps most easy to distinguish by its hairiness, its opposite leaves and the fact that its flowers come out on a stalk from where the leaves meet the stem - also known as the leaf axil.

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