Texas Wildbuds
Glandularia canadensis
(Rose Mock Vervain)
Glandularia canadensis, Hunstville State Park, Walker Co. 1013
Glandularia canadensis, Hunstville State Park, Walker Co. 1010
Glandularia canadensis, Hunstville State Park, Walker Co. 1018
Glandularia canadensis, Hunstville State Park, Walker Co. 1021
| Scientific Name | Glandularia canadenis (Verbena canadensis) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | GLCA2 |
| Common Name | Rose Mock Vervain, Rose Verbena | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 502784 |
| Family | Verbenaceae (Verbena) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Moist to dry, sandy or rocky soils in open areas, prairies, woodland openings, pastures, abandoned fields, and roadsides. Plant: Mat-forming perennial with stems that are up to 24 inches long and ascending or creeping with ascending tips; multiple stems from the base, rooting at lower node; 4-angled and sparsely to moderately covered with stiff hairs. Leaves: Opposite, leaf shapes variable, ovate to oblong-ovate, triangular-ovate, or lanceolate in outline, 1 to 3-1/2 inches long, 5/8 to 1-5/8 inches wide, deeply and irregularly incised or three-parted; tips are acute or acuminate; surfaces are nearly hairless or have appressed hairs. Inflorescence: Short, dense spikes (becoming elongated later) with numerous showy pale purple to lavender or rose blossoms about 3/8-inch across, each with 5 widely flaring petals; each flower subtended by a bractlet shorter or about the same length as the glandular-hairy calyx. Bloom Period: March to October. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi, SEINet and Illinois Wildflowers and Verbena canadensis in "Manual of Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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