Verbena californica

Verbena californica

Taxobox
name = "Verbena californica"


status =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Verbenaceae
genus = "Verbena"
species = "V. californica"
binomial = "Verbena californica"
binomial_authority = Moldenke
synonyms =

"Verbena californica" is a species of verbena known by the common names California vervain and Red Hills vervain. This flower is endemic to California where it grows wild only in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Tuolumne County. This is a green herb about half a meter in height with a fuzzy stem and long, grasslike leaves. It bears spike inflorescences of tiny purple flowers. Its habitat is wet woodlands, often with serpentine soils. It is a rare species considered threatened on the state and national levels.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7773,7786,7789 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=VECA9 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Verbena+californica Photo gallery]


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