Lamiaceae

Wild pennyroyal

Piloblephis rigida (W.Bartram ex Benth.) Raf.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Piloblephis

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Wild pennyroyal: This tiny native mint is also called false pennyroyal and lives only in Florida, a few counties in Georgia and a few Bahamian islands. Bees love it! Native Amer — Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Wild pennyroyal

Synonyms

Clinopodium rigidum (W.Bartram ex Benth.) Kuntze
Piloblephis ericoides Raf.
Pycnothymus rigidus (W.Bartram ex Benth.) Small
Satureja rigida W.Bartram ex Benth.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Dueitt Jr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Homer Edward Price, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: gale luby, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.