Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Verbena xylopoda (Hillside Vervain,Arizona vervain)
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Habitat: washes,hillsides,canyons,mountains
Life Form: forb,biennial Leaf Description: opposite,pinnatifid,lanceolate Flower Color: lavender to violet to purple Flowering Period: March to Oct. Spines: spineless Family: Verbenaceae (verbena family) Abundance: uncommon Additional Information: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A Flora of Southwestern Arizona. Part 20. Eudicots: Solanaceae to Zygophyllaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-52: 1-66. Published 4 August 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 50 (7.5 MB pdf) |
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