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Sonoran Desert Verbenas

Mostly perenial herbs; few shrubs. Stems often angled. Tubular flowers often in capitate panicles. Foliage often aromatic. One shown for now ... 

Oreganillo

Aloysia wrightiii

Dakota Mock Vervain

Glandularia bipinnatifida

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An intricately branched woody shrub with very small blue-white flowers in elongate spikes. Opposite leaves with pungent, oregano-like aroma. Found in the Sonoran Desert mostly on rocky bajadas or partially shaded cliff faces. Detailed Description

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A brightly colored perennial of the upper elevations in the Sonoran Desert. Leaves clearly disscected and with rather stiff hairs. Detailed Description

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