| Verbena californica | |
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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. californica
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| Binomial name | |
| Verbena californica | |
Verbena californica is a rare species of verbena known by the common names California vervain and Red Hills vervain. This flower is endemic to Tuolumne County, California, where it is known from ten or eleven occurrences in the Red Hills, a section of the Sierra Nevada foothills near Chinese Camp. It grows in moist woodland habitat, often on serpentine soils. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.[2][3]
This is a green herb about half a meter in height with a fuzzy stem and long, grasslike leaves. It bears spike inflorescences of tiny purple flowers.
This rare plant is threatened by a number of factors, including cattle grazing, trash dumping, gold mining, off-road vehicles, and development in its habitat.[1] The plant reproduces asexually by sprouting from its underground bulb; this may be a factor in its limited distribution.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b NatureServe (5 May 2023). "Verbena californica". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Red Hills vervain (Verbena californica)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ a b U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (14 September 1998). "Determination of threatened status for four plants from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California". Federal Register. 63 (177): 49022–49035. 63 FR 49022
- ^ USFWS. Red Hills Vervain Species Account Archived December 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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