Verbena plicata
(Fanleaf Vervain)
Verbena plicata, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8357
Verbena plicata, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8352
Verbena plicata, Mesa Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 7858
Verbena plicata, Mesa Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 7846
Verbena plicata, Mesa Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 7851
Verbena plicata, Mesa Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 7865
Verbena plicata, Mesa Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 7861
Verbena plicata, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8361
| Scientific Name | Verbena plicata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | VEPL |
| Common Name | Fanleaf Vervain | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 32076 |
| Family | Verbenaceae (Verbena) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy or gravelly soils in open prairies, flats, ravines, hillsides, roadsides and disturbed areas. Plant: Upright to decumbent perennial, 4 to 8 branches from base; 4 to 16 inches tall, densely hairy. Leaves: Opposite, spatulate to elliptic-ovate, 5/8 to 1-5/8 inches long and 3/8 to 1 inch wide, margins incised-serrate, veins recessed on upper surface and prominent and whitish beneath; both surfaces hairy; winged petiole. Inflorescence: Elongated spikes 2 to 10 inches long of small blue to lavender or purple 5-lobed blossoms, about 1/3-inch across, above slightly longer ovate-lanceolate bracts. Bloom Period February to September. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, SEINet and American Southwest. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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