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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial Similar Species: Verbena hastata
General Desc:
Harshly hairy plant, 4-sided stems, and thick, dense, long, erect spikes each with a ring of small, blue to purple bilaterally symmetrical flowers at 1 level. This species resembles members of the mint family, but lacks the aromatic odor.
Identification notes: Erect stiff branched, similar to V. hastata, 1 to 3 flowering spikes per stem are broader, hairs on stems spreading; leaves long, toothed; flower spikes dense, ring of small blue to purple flowers at 1 level; styles have sterile, fertile lobes.
Height:
To 31 inches
Habitat Description: Valleys and open flats at moderate or high elevations, grows on roadsides at middle elevation, often in pine forests.
Plant Communities:
Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 5000 - 8500 feet
Color:
Blue to purple
Shape:
Irregular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Jul - Aug
Description:
Flower tube about as long as the sepals; a ring of small, blue to purple bilaterally symmetrical flowers. The long, thick, dense flower spikes have a ring of small flowers at 1 level, the level moves up the flowering stem.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Round or oval
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves are long and toothed, prominently veined on lower surface, wrinkled on upper surface.
Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: Nutlets less than 1/16 inch long.
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