




Mentha pulegium
Pennyroyal is a small, fragrant plant that smells like mint! It has tiny purple flowers and soft green leaves. This plant is often found in gardens and meadows.
Habitat: Gardens and meadows
The Pennyroyal is a low-growing plant with square stems and small, oval, bright green leaves. It produces dense whorls of tiny, delicate pinkish-purple flowers clustered around its stems, giving it a somewhat bushy appearance. When crushed, its foliage releases a distinct, powerful minty aroma.





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Danger
2/5 · Low
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Ancient Romans added pennyroyal to their drinks and food, even wine, for a unique flavor!
Crush a pennyroyal leaf and you'll unleash a super strong, refreshing minty smell!
Its name 'pulegium' comes from 'flea' because it was once used to repel tiny pests!
This plant loves wet feet and often grows near streams and in damp, boggy meadows!
Pennyroyal has a strong minty scent that helps it deter hungry animals and pests from munching on its leaves.
Pennyroyal can rapidly spread its roots and stems, helping it colonize damp areas quickly and effectively.
Pennyroyal produces dense clusters of tiny flowers that attract many small insects to pollinate it efficiently.
Apis mellifera
Attracted to its nectar-rich flowers
Bombus lucorum
Visits the small purple blooms for pollen
Vanessa cardui
Feeds on nectar from its abundant flowers
Herbaceous plants are non-woody plants with soft stems that typically die back to the ground at the end of the growing season.
Aromatic plants produce and emit fragrant volatile organic compounds, often for defense or to attract pollinators.
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Biennial plants complete their life cycle over two growing seasons, typically forming foliage in the first year and flowering/seeding in the second.
Fragrant flowers emit a pleasant aroma, often to attract pollinators or for defense.
Medicinal plants possess chemical compounds that can be used for therapeutic purposes to treat illnesses or maintain health.
Edible plants are those parts of a plant that are considered safe for human consumption.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
This human use trait indicates species from which spices are derived, used for flavoring, preserving food, or as aromatic agents.
Danger
2/5 · Low
Always ask an adult before touching or smelling plants.
10-50 cm
30-60 cm
0.2-0.5 cm
Summer to early autumn
No
High
Perennial
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