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Mentha pulegium
© 2007 Neal Kramer
Mentha pulegium
© 2010 National Park Service
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Mentha pulegium  L.
pennyroyal
Mentha pulegium, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.

The California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) classifies the potential impact of Mentha pulegium on native ecosystems as moderate (plant profile).

Communities: (many plant communities), wetland-riparian
Wetlands:Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Family: LAMIACEAE  
Related:See a list of other species in the genus Mentha found in California.
Name Status:
Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
 




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Distribution by County: See a detailed   Distribution Grid  of this plant in California.
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Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH.   Click county name to view records.
    CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.
 Information about  Mentha pulegium  from other sources:
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website references on Google

USDA PLANTS Profile (MEPU)

2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley

Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database

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    Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by dozens of public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: May 22, 2013).

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