Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Glandularia chiricahensis Umber
(Chiricahua Vervain)
Family: Verbenaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Glandularia chiricahensis is an upright herb becoming woody towards the base. The flowers are pink to purple and mostly over 9mm wide. The leaves are over 3cm long. The corolla tube is about twice as long as the calyx, unlike the corolla tube in G. gooddingii which is about the same length as the calyx. The leaves are coarsely dissected and the calyx lacks glands. Glandularia chiricahensis is found at upper elevation in mixed conifer forest.
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Glandularia chiricahensis, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Matt Snay, Jason Gilbert, Ron Shelton, Adam Ennes, & Randy Coryell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, September 10, 2010
Glandularia chiricahensis, closeup of flower spike, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Matt Snay, Jason Gilbert, Ron Shelton, Adam Ennes, & Randy Coryell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, September 10, 2010
Glandularia chiricahensis, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Matt Snay, Jason Gilbert, Ron Shelton, Adam Ennes, & Randy Coryell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, September 10, 2010
Glandularia chiricahensis, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Matt Snay, Jason Gilbert, Ron Shelton, Adam Ennes, & Randy Coryell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, September 10, 2010
Glandularia chiricahensis, measured flower spike, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Matt Snay, Jason Gilbert, Ron Shelton, Adam Ennes, & Randy Coryell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, September 10, 2010
Glandularia chiricahensis, macro of calyx, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Matt Snay, Jason Gilbert, Ron Shelton, Adam Ennes, & Randy Coryell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, September 10, 2010
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