Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Piloblephis rigida

pennyroyal
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

pennyroyal

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Piloblephis rigida

Familia:

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

1-2 ft tall by 1 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

lavender

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms all year but most abundantly in spring.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Wildflower garden, groundcover.

Consideraciones:

Short-lived: it tends to die back after a few years.

Disponibilidad:

FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

9A,9B,10A,10B

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts butterflies and bees ( Florida Wildflower Foundation Blog ).  Documented bee visitors include  Agapostemoiz splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Dialictus miiziatulus, D. nyinphalis and  Megachile brevis pseudobrevis (Deyrup et al. 2002).

Hábitats nativos:

Scrubby flatwoods, scrub, dry flatwoods, dry prairie, sandhill, ruderal.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

This is nearly endemic to Florida (there are a few documented occurrences in southeastern Georgia).
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

BONAP Plant Atlas. (2014). Range Map: Piloblephis rigida. ( https://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Piloblephis%20rigida.png ). Accessed 2026. Biota of North America Program, Chapel Hill, NC.


Florida Wildflower Foundation. (2025). Flower Friday: Wild Pennyroyal. ( https://www.flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-piloblephis-rigida/ ). Accessed 2026. Florida Wildflower Foundation, Maitland.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Pilorigi ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Traas, Pamela. (2001). Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing Co., St. Petersburg, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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