Life form2, 3: forb, biennial
Habitat: washes, hillsides, canyons, mountains
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: opposite
leaf shape3: lanceolate
leaf surface3: velvety hairy
leaf margin3: pinnatifid
Flower color2: lavender to violet to purple
Flowering period2: March to Oct.
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Verbenaceae (verbena family)
Synonym(s)1: Verbena neomexicana v.xylopoda
Status: uncommon
Locations where collected or observed: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Barry M. Goldwater Range
Sonoran Desert National Monument
Ajo vicinity and BLM land
*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:
- 1 Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Thomas Van Devender, and Steven M. Buckley. 2012. Checklist of Vascular Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, and Tinaja Altas, Arizona. CANOTIA 8:1-53
- 2 Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Michael F. Wilson, and Kathryn Mauz. 2007. Botanical Diversity of Southwestern Arizona and Northwestern Sonora. in: Dry Borders, Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. eds.: Richard Stephen Felger and Bill Broyles. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City
- 3 Felger, Richard Stephen. 2000. Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson
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