Hedeoma pulegioides

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Distribution

This plant exhibits a wide geographical distribution that spans across both Europe and North America. In Middle Europe, its presence is specifically documented within the borders of Germany. Moving across the Atlantic, the species is also found throughout several regions of Eastern Canada. It is notably distributed across the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Québec. Consequently, these locations define the known range of Hedeoma pulegioides.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Hedeoma pulchegioides is characterized by an annual lifecycle, meaning the plant completes its entire developmental process—from germination to seed production—within a single growing season. As a therophyte, its life form is defined by its strategy of surviving unfavorable environmental conditions as ephemeral seeds, avoiding dormancy through a rapid growth cycle that culminates in reproduction before the onset of seasonal stress. This developmental pattern ensures that the species maintains its population through highly efficient seed dispersal and timely maturation, typical of plants that occupy temporary or seasonal niches.

Life form :

therophyte

Lifecycle :

annual

Morphology

The morphology of Hedeoma pulchegioides is characterized by a growth form categorized as a non-woody herb and specifically a forb. The plant exhibits a self-supporting structure, functioning as a self-supporting climber rather than an obligatory liana or vine. In terms of its ecological niche and habitat interaction, it is a terrestrial species, maintaining an independent existence as it is not an obligatory or facultative parasite, nor is it an epiphyte, as it grows in a terrestrial manner.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

herb

Growth form :

forb

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

non-woody

Reproduction

Reproduction in Hedeoma pulgeoides is characterized by the production of minute seeds that play a critical role in its dispersal and survival within its ecosystem. The seeds are exceptionally small, exhibiting a mean mass of 0.00019 g. Throughout the seed population, there is slight variation in size, with individual seed masses ranging from a minimum of 0.00017 g to a maximum of 0.00022 g. These lightweight seeds facilitate efficient propagation, allowing the plant to colonize suitable habitats through wind or localized environmental movements.

Seed mass max:

0.00022 g

Seed mass mean:

0.00019 g

Seed mass min:

0.00017 g

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Hedeoma pulegioides has 46 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include (+)-Isomenthone, (+)-Pulegone, (-)-Limonene, (-)-Menthone, (-)-alpha-Pinene.

(+)-Isomenthone

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(+)-Pulegone

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(-)-Limonene

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(-)-Menthone

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(-)-alpha-Pinene

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1,8-Cineole

1. Dr. Duke

1-OCTEN-3-OL

1. Dr. Duke

3-OCTANOL

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3-Octyl acetate

1. Dr. Duke

ALPHA-PINENE

1. Dr. Duke

Activities

Hedeoma pulegioides has 267 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include (-)-Chronotropic, (-)-Inotropic, ACE-Inhibitor, AChE-Inhibitor, Acaricide.

(-)-Chronotropic

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(-)-Inotropic

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ACE-Inhibitor

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AChE-Inhibitor

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Acaricide

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Acidulant

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Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor

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Allelochemic

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Allelopathic

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Allergenic

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