(Wedgeleaf Fogfruit)
Phyla cuneifolia, Overland Trail Recreation Area, Sterling, Logan Co. 7031
Phyla cuneifolia, Overland Trail Recreation Area, Sterling, Logan Co. 7025
Phyla cuneifolia, Overland Trail Recreation Area, Sterling, Logan Co. 7034
| Scientific Name | Phyla cuneifolia | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PHCU3 |
| Common Name | Wedgeleaf Fogfruit | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 32194 |
| Family | Verbenaceae (Verbena) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Plains to foothills (3500 to 6400 ft); gravelly soils, near stream beds and ponds, sometimes in meadows. Plant: Low-growing perennial with multiple, prostrate stems 8 to 40 inches long, rooting at nodes. Leaves: Clusters of opposite, sessile leaves, oblanceolate to obovate or cuneate 3/8 to 1-1/4 inches long, with a conspicuous midrib; edges with 1 to 4 pairs of teeth close to the leaf tip; surfaces with long, soft hairs. Inflorescence: Solitary, dense, spherical to cylindrical clusters of many flowers on peduncles arising from leaf axils; flowers less than 1/6-inch across with four unequal spreading lobes, appearing two-lipped, white to pink or purplish; corolla throats yellow, orange or purplish; 4 stamens. Bloom Period: June to September. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, Kansas Wilflowers and Grasses and SEINet. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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