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Stachydeoma graveolens (Chapm. ex A.Gray) Small
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Comments: Lack of fire management in accordance with natural cycles is a threat throughout this species' range; it appears to require open sites for establishment. Certain silvicultulral practices also pose a threat, such as activities causing significant ground disturbance; the species has shown some ability to persist at sites where tree cutting has occurred. Occurrences within the Apalachicola National Forest are considered relatively secure in comparison to those outside of it; occurrences on private land face additional threats such as more intensive silviculture, conversion to cattle pasture, and development.
Biological Research Needs: Determine the effects of silvicultural practices on population size and biology of the plant.
Stewardship Overview: Fire management (burning every 2-5 years) necessary to maintain habitat and reduce competition from other plants; avoid clearcutting, soil disruption during logging, and mechanical site preparation (Chafin 2000).
Stachydeoma, common name mock pennyroyal,[2][3] is a genus of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family, first described as a genus in 1903. It contains only one known species, Stachydeoma graveolens, endemic to the State of Florida in the United States. It has been found only in the northwestern part of the state, referred to colloquially as the "Panhandle."[1][4]
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Comments: USFWS tracks as synonym HEDEOMA GRAVEOLENS (9/93).
United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Global Range: Endemic to the central Florida panhandle; known from Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty, Leon, Wakulla, and Franklin Counties.
Leaves ovate, apically dentate, mostly 6-10 mm long; stems pilose with erect hairs nearly as long as the width of the stem (Clewell, 1985). Distinguished from species drummondii which has much narrower, often petiolate, leaves (Kral in Robinson, 1980). Toothed savory (Calamintha dentata) is another pink-flowering mint found in Florida panhandle sandhills; its lower leaves have small teeth, and flowers have 4 fertile stamens (Chafin 2000).
Comments: Open sunny areas in mesic pine-palmetto-wiregrass flatwoods, including open sandy margins of bay swamps and anthropogenic openings such as roadsides. Also sandhills and low areas of longleaf pine-scrub oak ridges. Natural communities where found are adapted to frequent fire.
Note: For many non-migratory species, occurrences are roughly equivalent to populations.
Estimated Number of Occurrences: 21 - 80
Comments: 56 occurrences have been mapped, although 6 of these are ranked historical and/or were last observed in the 1950s-60s. Some of the occurrences are in close proximity; the total may be closer to 40 if closely adjacent sites were considered the same occurrence.