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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Glandularia aristigera
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Moss Vervain at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Glandularia pulchella
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 162-01-016:
Verbena tenuisecta FAMILY Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Glandularia tenuisecta
COMMON NAME:
Moss Vervain, South American Vervain, Moss Verbena
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JK Marlow jkm070414_003
April Calhoun County SC
Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm070414_005
April Calhoun County SC
Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve
Has a prostrate growth habit and finely divided leaves, per Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992).
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JK Marlow jkm070414_006
April Calhoun County SC
Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve
Spikes solitary, 1-10cm long, 1-3.5cm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm160415_201
April Turner County GA
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JK Marlow jkm160415_202
April Turner County GA
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JK Marlow jkm170520_920
May Calhoun County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmgtenuisecta_laurens1
May Laurens County SC
Stems branch abundantly and are prostrate or decumbent, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_g_pulchella_2_2
September
Corolla about 10mm or more broad and 2-2.5x as long as the calyx, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_g_pulchella_6
September
Leaves deltoid, pinnatisect [pinnately cleft to the midrib], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Glandularia aristigera
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Glandularia pulchella
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 162-01-016:
Verbena tenuisecta
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Glandularia tenuisecta
1599
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: South America
Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple: pinnatisect (leaf segments 0.5-1.5mm wide)
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Lavender/Purple/Pink/White
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed salverform corolla
4 stamens, attached to corolla tube
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p277
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p149
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p377
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p197
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p078
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p343
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p195
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