Ontario Wildflowers website

False Pennyroyal
Trichostema brachiatum
(formerly Isanthus brachiatus)

False Pennyroyal (Trichostema brachiatum) Other common names: Fluxweed

Other scientific names: Isanthus brachiatus

Family: Mint Family (Lamiaceae)

Flowers: Summer;  Blue/Violet;  5 parts (petals)

Leaves: Opposite/Whorled, Entire

Habitat: Fields and Open Areas

Grows in Sun/Shade: Sun

Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 256   

Native/Non-native: Native

Photographs: 100 photographs available, of which 6 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

False Pennyroyal (Trichostema brachiatum)

False Pennyroyal flowers are very small - note the fingertip in the background.

False Pennyroyal (Trichostema brachiatum)

False Pennyroyal (Trichostema brachiatum)

Flowers along the stem.

False Pennyroyal (Trichostema brachiatum)

Overall plant shape.

False Pennyroyal (Trichostema brachiatum)

False Pennyroyal (Trichostema brachiatum)

A tangle of False Pennyroyal in a field.