Prairie verbena, Purple prairie verbena, Dakota mock vervain, Dakota vervain
Verbenaceae (Verbena Family)
USDA Symbol: GLBIB
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

click to enlarge
Specimen & Label Data
Verbena bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida
Dakota Vervain
Verbenaceae
Location:
On N R.O.W. of Hwy 46, .8 km E of US Hwy 281.
Latitude:
0.000000
Habitat:
Full sun. Dry, rocky, limestone soil.
Description:
Lax perennial, rooting at lower nodes. Many stems from stout taproot. Much branched. Leaves petiolate, bipinate/tripinnate; lobes linear, hirsute above/ below. Schizocarp half length of hispid-hirsute (not glandular) calyx in length. Cocci 4, subcyclindrical, beakless, scrobiclulate, 1x2.5 mm. Bractlets equal calyx in length. Corolla lavender, tube far exceeds calyx.
County:
Comal
Collector:
Harry Cliffe
Collection Date:
Oct 19, 1990
Specimen number:
402
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0591
Accession Date: Nov 23, 1993
Accession Number: 44
Annotations: SCFRC
Originally identified as found in Bexar county.
Return to List