Glandularia pumila
(Low Verbena)
Glandularia pumila, Along Hwy 86 east of Quitaque, Briscoe Co. 7863
Glandularia pumila, Pace Bend Park, Travis Co. 0282
Glandularia pumila, Reimer's Ranch Park, Travis Co. 3724
Glandularia pumila, Reimer's Ranch Park, Travis Co. 9949
Glandularia pumila, Along Hwy 86 east of Quitaque, Briscoe Co. 7874
Glandularia pumila, Pace Bend Park, Travis Co. 0300
Glandularia pumila, Reimer's Ranch Park, Travis Co. 3719
Glandularia pumila, Mesa Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 7839
| Scientific Name | Glandularia pumila (Verbena pumila) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | GLPU4 |
| Common Name | Low Verbena, Pink Mock Vervain | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 502792 |
| Family | Verbenaceae (Verbena) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Various soils in open areas, fields, prairies, hillsides. Plant: Short annual, decumbent to ascending, multi-stemmed, 6 to 12 inches tall; hairy, sometimes glandular. Leaves: Opposite, triangular-shaped in outline, 3/4 to 1-1/4 inch long, divided into 3 parts, each part lobed and incised. Inflorescence: Small 5-petal, pink to lavender flowers 1/8 to 1/4-inch across, compressed into a short spike about 1-3/4 inch long with corolla tube slighty extending beyond the calyx; calyx has pubescent, sometimes glandular hairs. Bloom Period: January to August. References: "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, and Verbena pumila in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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