Wild Verbena (2)

Wild Verbena
Glandularia bipinnatifida (Verbena ambrosifolia)

Family: Verbena (Verbenaceae)
AKA: Dakota Vervain, Showy Vervain
Photo taken on: May 28, 2008
Location: White Rock, NM
Life Zones: Plains to foothills
Habitat: Roadsides, meadows

Branches to 18" long. It can be erect or creeping. Flowers grow in showy clusters at the end of the stems.

Desert Verbena
Glandularia wrightii (Verbena wrightii)

Family: Verbena (Verbenaceae)
AKA:
Photo taken on: October 13, 2010
Location: White Rock Canyon, NM
Life Zones: Foothills to montane
Habitat: Rocky slopes

Grows to 2ft with upright stems and dissected leaves.