Status: Native
Synonyms:
Conobea intermedia Gray
Schistophragma intermedium is a small plant, reaching 3 or 4 inches in height, that resembles a small Verbena; however, the flowers are single in leaf axils rather than in terminal spikes. Also, the flowers are deeper purple and more irregular in shape (zygomorphic) than those of Verbena. Schistophragma intermedium is found at middle elevation on dry hillsides.
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Schistophragma intermedium, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, McComas Peak, August 28, 2011
Schistophragma intermedium, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, McComas Peak, August 28, 2011
Schistophragma intermedium, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, McComas Peak, August 28, 2011
Schistophragma intermedium, plants measured in lab, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, McComas Peak, August 28, 2011
Schistophragma intermedium, 3x macro of flower (has 4 fertile stamens, no staminode), photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, McComas Peak, August 28, 2011
Schistophragma intermedium, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, McComas Peak, August 28, 2011
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