Mesosphaerum pectinatum
Also known as: Ballota parviflora Sessé & Moc. +10 more
- Ballota parviflora Sessé & Moc.
- Brotera persica Spreng.
- Bystropogon coarctatus Thonn. & Schumach.
- Bystropogon pectinatus (L.) L'Hér.
- Hyptis besckeana Kuntze
- Hyptis nepetoides Fisch. ex Schrank
- Hyptis pectinata (L.) Poit.
- Hyptis persica (Spreng.) Poit.
- Hyptis polystachya Stahl, 1888
- Nepeta pectinata L.
- Pogostemon perilloides (L.) Mansf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Found natively in North America and South America, Mesosphaerum pectinatum is an annual or shrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Galápagos, Guinea, Hawaii, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Malawi, Marianas, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Samoa, Society Is., Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe