''Glandularia bipinnatifida'', commonly called Dakota mock vervain, prairie verbena, and Moradilla, among others, is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family (
Verbenaceae
The Verbenaceae ( ), the verbena family or vervain family, is a family of mainly tropical flowering plants. It contains trees, shrubs, and herbs notable for heads, spikes, or clusters of small flowers, many of which have an aromatic smell.
The ...
).
It is native to the North America, where its natural range extends from the
United States
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south to
Nicaragua
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. In the United States, it is found primarily in the
Great Plains
The Great Plains (french: Grandes Plaines), sometimes simply "the Plains", is a broad expanse of flatland in North America. It is located west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, an ...
and in the Blackland Prairies of the Southeast. Elsewhere in North America, it is occasionally found as a non-persisting
waif
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.
Its natural habitat is in open grassy areas, including prairies. It can be found in both high-quality natural communities and in disturbed areas.
[ Its leaves are finely dissected, into segments that are 1–4 mm wide. It can be distinguished from the similar-looking '']Glandularia pulchella
''Glandularia pulchella'' is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family known by the common name South American mock vervain. It is native to Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, and it is present elsewhere as an introduced species and roadsi ...
'' by its long flower bracts, and wider leaf segments.[
]
References
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Verbenaceae