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Verbena bipinnatifida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Verbenaceae
Genus:	Verbena
Species:	V. bipinnatifida
Binomial name
Verbena bipinnatifida Schauer
Synonyms
Glandularia bipinnatifida (Schauer) Nutt.

Verbena bipinnatifida, commonly called Dakota mock vervain, prairie verbena, and Moradilla, among others, is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family Verbenaceae.

Description

Verbena bipinnatifida is an herbaceous or semi-woody perennial. It produces pink or purple flowers primarily in the spring, but can bloom anytime throughout the growing season. Its leaves are finely dissected, into segments that are 1–4 mm wide. It can be distinguished from the similar-looking Verbena tenera by its long flower bracts, and wider leaf segments.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to North America, where its natural range extends from the United States south to Nicaragua. In the United States, it is found primarily in the Great Plains and in the Blackland Prairies of the Southeast. Elsewhere in North America, it is occasionally found as a non-persisting waif. Its natural habitat is in open grassy areas, including prairies. It can be found in both high-quality natural communities and in disturbed areas.

References

1. NRCS. "Glandularia bipinnatifida". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 February 2018.
2. "Glandularia bipinnatifida". Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center. The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
3. "Verbena bipinnatifida Schauer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
4. "Glandularia bipinnatifida". Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
5. ^ Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 1050.
6. ^ Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
7. Ibid.
8. "Glandularia bipinnatifida". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

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