Verbena gooddingii, commonly known as southwestern mock vervain, is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family.[1] It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it occurs in sandy and rocky desert habitat.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Verbena |
| Species: | V. gooddingii
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Description
editVerbena gooddingii is a perennial herb producing several hairy, decumbent to erect stems up to 45 centimeters long. The hairy leaves are generally divided at the base into a few lobes, which are edged with large teeth or small lobes. The plant blooms in large, dense, head-like spikes of many flowers. Each flower has a calyx of hairy sepals and a pale purple-blue corolla up to 1.4 centimeters long.
External links
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References
edit- ^ "Verbena gooddingii Briq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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