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Common names: Wild pennyroyal, Florida pennyroyal
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Common names: Wild pennyroyal, Florida pennyroyal<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Taxonomic notes==
Synonyms: ''Pycnothymus rigidus'' (Bartram ex Bentham) Small; ''Satureja rigida'' Bartram ex Bentham
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Synonyms: ''Pycnothymus rigidus'' (Bartram ex Bentham) Small; ''Satureja rigida'' Bartram ex Bentham.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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Varieties: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
  
 
This is the only species in the genus ''Piloblephis.''<ref name="florida">[[http://floridawildflowerfoundation.blogspot.com/2015/01/wild-pennyroyal.html]]Florida Wildflower Foundation. Accessed: February 20, 2016</ref> In Greek, Pilo is hairy and belphis is eyelid, this refers to the hairs on the flower. The name rigida refers to the stiff branches.<ref name="eat">[[http://www.eattheweeds.com/florida-pennyroyal-piloblephis-rigida-2/]]Eat the Weeds. Accessed: February 20, 2016</ref>
 
This is the only species in the genus ''Piloblephis.''<ref name="florida">[[http://floridawildflowerfoundation.blogspot.com/2015/01/wild-pennyroyal.html]]Florida Wildflower Foundation. Accessed: February 20, 2016</ref> In Greek, Pilo is hairy and belphis is eyelid, this refers to the hairs on the flower. The name rigida refers to the stiff branches.<ref name="eat">[[http://www.eattheweeds.com/florida-pennyroyal-piloblephis-rigida-2/]]Eat the Weeds. Accessed: February 20, 2016</ref>
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==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
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It can be found in well drained sunny locations, that include pine flatwoods, sandhills, and xeric oak/saw palmetto scrubs. <ref name="hawthorn"/> <ref name="FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Osceola. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.</ref> Associated species include oaks and saw palmetto.
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It can be found in well drained sunny locations, that include pine flatwoods, sandhills, and xeric oak/saw palmetto scrubs.<ref name="hawthorn"/><ref name="FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Osceola. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.</ref> Associated species include oaks and saw palmetto.
  
 
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===Pollination===
 
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Piloblephis rigida'' at Archbold Biological Station: <ref name="Deyrup 2015">Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref>
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Piloblephis rigida'' at Archbold Biological Station:<ref name="Deyrup 2015">Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref>
  
 
Halictidae:  ''Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Lasioglossum miniatulus, L. nymphalis''
 
Halictidae:  ''Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Lasioglossum miniatulus, L. nymphalis''

Revision as of 16:57, 16 November 2020

Piloblephis rigida
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Photo taken by Michelle Smith at Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae ⁄ Labiatae
Genus: Piloblephis
Species: P. rigida
Binomial name
Piloblephis rigida
(W. Bartram ex Benth.) Raf.
Pilo rigi dist.jpg
Natural range of Piloblephis rigida from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Wild pennyroyal, Florida pennyroyal[1]

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Pycnothymus rigidus (Bartram ex Bentham) Small; Satureja rigida Bartram ex Bentham.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

This is the only species in the genus Piloblephis.[2] In Greek, Pilo is hairy and belphis is eyelid, this refers to the hairs on the flower. The name rigida refers to the stiff branches.[3]

Description

This is a short lived perennial species with thin woody stems and needle-like leaves that give off a pennyroyal smell when crushed.[4] The 2-lipped flowers are purple with dark purple spots on the lower tips, arranged in dense, showy clusters.[2]

Distribution

It is found in peninsular Florida, some counties in Georgia, and a few western Bahamas islands.[3]

Ecology

Habitat

It can be found in well drained sunny locations, that include pine flatwoods, sandhills, and xeric oak/saw palmetto scrubs.[4][5] Associated species include oaks and saw palmetto.

Phenology

Seen flowering late December 2015 at Jonathan Dickinson State Park on the Kitching Creek Trail by Michelle Smith; very abundant.

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Piloblephis rigida at Archbold Biological Station:[6]

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Lasioglossum miniatulus, L. nymphalis

Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Sphecidae: Oxybelus laetus fulvipes

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

The Miccosukee and Seminole Indians made tea and flavored soups and used it to repel insects.[3]

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 [[1]]Florida Wildflower Foundation. Accessed: February 20, 2016
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 [[2]]Eat the Weeds. Accessed: February 20, 2016
  4. 4.0 4.1 [[3]] Native Florida Wildflowers. Accessed: February 20, 2016
  5. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Osceola. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
  6. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.