Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Glandularia chiricahensis Umber
(Chiricahua Vervain)

Family: Verbenaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Glandularia chiricahensis is an upright herb becoming woody towards the base. The flowers are pink to purple and mostly over 9mm wide. The leaves are over 3cm long. The corolla tube is about twice as long as the calyx, unlike the corolla tube in G. gooddingii which is about the same length as the calyx. The leaves are coarsely dissected and the calyx lacks glands. Glandularia chiricahensis is found at upper elevation in mixed conifer forest.
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Glandularia chiricahensis, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Matt Snay, Jason Gilbert, Ron Shelton, Adam Ennes, & Randy Coryell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, September 10, 2010



Glandularia chiricahensis, closeup of flower spike, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Matt Snay, Jason Gilbert, Ron Shelton, Adam Ennes, & Randy Coryell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, September 10, 2010



Glandularia chiricahensis, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Matt Snay, Jason Gilbert, Ron Shelton, Adam Ennes, & Randy Coryell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, September 10, 2010



Glandularia chiricahensis, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Matt Snay, Jason Gilbert, Ron Shelton, Adam Ennes, & Randy Coryell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, September 10, 2010



Glandularia chiricahensis, measured flower spike, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Matt Snay, Jason Gilbert, Ron Shelton, Adam Ennes, & Randy Coryell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, September 10, 2010



Glandularia chiricahensis, macro of calyx, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Matt Snay, Jason Gilbert, Ron Shelton, Adam Ennes, & Randy Coryell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, September 10, 2010


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