Dakota Mock Vervain. Glandularia bipinnatifida. Verbena Family ( Verbenaceae ), Dakota Mock Vervain. Also Called: Dakota Verbena, Verbena bipinnatifida, Purple Prairie Verbena, Prairie Verbena, Dacota Vervain, Glandularia bipinnatifida var. brevispicata, Glandularia wrightii, Verbena bipinnatifida var. brevispicata, Verbena bipinnatifida var. latilobata & Verbena ciliata var. pubera.& Moradilla. We wish to thank Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for some of the information on this page. We donate to, share images, and information with Wikipedia. Glandularia bipinnatifida is a herbaceous short lived, annual, to perennial. It usually is found in gently rounded clusters of bilaterally symmetrical pink, lavender, or purple flowers which bloom atop stems with highly divided leaves attached. It's Spanish name, Moradilla, comes from morado (�purple�) and means �little purple one.� Sometimes Dakota Mock Vervain blooms; forming carpets of brilliant displays of pink or light purple, covering acres of ground. Well, we found several of these plants growing in a many of the burned over areas in Yarnell, Arizona. about two months after the infamous Yarnell Forest Fire that destroyed many homes in Yarnell, including our own. Quick Notes: Height: Up to about 1 1/2 feet tall. Spreading out to about 18 to 20 inches wide. Flowers: The flowers are in radiating clusters at the stem tips. The individual flowers are tubular with 5 notched lobes. They are usually pinkish purple to pale violet. Sometimes magenta, or white. Flowering Time: Mid April to Mid October. Leaves: The leaves are about 2.5 inches long, thick, twice pinnate, with rolled under margins. They are dark green, simple, deeply-veined, opposite, stiffly-haired, and although variable in shape, they are usually deeply bipinnately dissected (bipinnatifid) and almost as wide as long. The stems are hairy.Dark green or bluish-green Found: Native to Arizona, New Mexico, & Texas. Found in Mexico in the states of: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, & Nayarit. Found throughout different elevations in Arizona, in all counties except La Paz. Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 �C (-40 �F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 �C (-35 �F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 �C (-30 �F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 �C (-25 �F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 �C (-20 �F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 �C (-15 �F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 �C (-10 �F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 �C (-5 �F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 �C (0 �F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 �C (5 �F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 �C (10 �F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 �C (15 �F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 �C (20 �F) Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Elevation: The above photos are at 4,886 feet in Yarnell. It is said to only grow from 5,000 - 10,000 feet. Habitat:Sandy, gravelly, & rocky flats, washes, slopes, deserts, canyon floors, and rocky hillsides. Upland, Mountains. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken September 19, 2013. Yarnell, Arizona. 4,886 feet. It prefers well-drained soil. Soil can be; acid, neutral, or basic (alkaline). The similar Southwestern Mock Vervain (Glandularia gooddingii) does not have bipinnately dissected leaves.

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