Glandularia bipinnatifida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Glandularia
Species:
G. bipinnatifida
Binomial name
Glandularia bipinnatifida
(Nutt.) Nutt.
Synonyms
  • Verbena bipinnatifida

Glandularia bipinnatifida, commonly called Dakota mock vervain,[1] prairie verbena, and Moradilla, among others,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family (Verbenaceae).

It is native to North America, where its natural range extends from the United States south to Nicaragua.[3] In the United States, it is found primarily in the Great Plains and in the Blackland Prairies of the Southeast.[4] Elsewhere in North America, it is occasionally found as a non-persisting waif.[5] Its natural habitat is in open grassy areas, including prairies. It can be found in both high-quality natural communities and in disturbed areas.[5][6]

Glandularia bipinnatifida is an herbaceous or semi-woody perennial.[7] It produces pink or purple flowers primarily in the spring, but can bloom anytime throughout the growing season.[6] Its leaves are finely dissected, into segments that are 1–4 mm wide. It can be distinguished from the similar-looking Glandularia pulchella by its long flower bracts, and wider leaf segments.[5]

References

  1. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Glandularia bipinnatifida". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Glandularia bipinnatifida". Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center. The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Ibid.
  4. ↑ "Glandularia bipinnatifida". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  6. 1 2 Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 1050.
  7. ↑ "Glandularia bipinnatifida". Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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