Scientific Family
Verbenaceae
Synonyms
Verbena arizonica, Verbena goodingii
Other common names
gooding's verbena
southwest verbena
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
Prostrate 1/2 to 3 feet
Riparian
No
Several stems from a common base. Prostrate except for branches which turn upward.
Corolla tube only slightly longer than the calyx. Spikes of flowers are mostly broad and dense, the corollas relatively large and showy. The sterile lobe of the style surpasses the fertile lobe.
Habitat
Dry sandy slopes, mesas, canyons and roadsides.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Interior Chaparral
Grasslands
Disturbed Areas
Desert Scrub
Low elevation
2100
High elevation
5100
Flower Characteristics
Flowering period depends on available moisture.
Flower color
Pink to purple
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
Yes
First bloom month
April
Last bloom month
June
Flower clusters
Rounded
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Leaves are dissected and toothed.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Green
Leaf shape
Pinnatifid
Leaf margin
Dissected
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Nutlets are 5-toothed and 5-ribbed.
Fruit type
Nutlet
Fruit color
Gray to brown
1 seed per nutlet.