Glandularia aristigera

Glandularia aristigera
In Hawaii, some with dark and medium purple flowers, and white-flowered individuals in the background
Close-up of flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Verbenaceae
Genus:	Glandularia
Species:	G. aristigera
Binomial name
Glandularia aristigera (S.Moore) Tronc.
Synonyms [1]
List Verbena aristigera(S.Moore) Glandularia cochabambensis(Moldenke) Liesner Glandularia tenuisecta(Briq.) Small Verbena cochabambensisMoldenke Verbena tenuisectaBriq. Verbena tenuisecta var. albaMoldenke Verbena tenuisecta f. rubellaMoldenke

Glandularia aristigera (syns. Verbena aristigera and Verbena tenuisecta), variously called the moss verbena, desert verbena, fine leafed verbena, wild verbena, tuber vervain, South American mock vervain, Mayne's curse and Mayne's pest, is a species of flowering plant in the family Verbenaceae. ^[2] It is native to Bolivia, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. It has been widely introduced to the rest of the world's drier tropics and subtropics, including California, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Greece, Nigeria, eastern and southern Africa, India, and all of Australia except Tasmania. ^[1]

Invasiveness

Australia

Glandularia aristigera is considered an environmental weed in parts of Australia particularly in coastal and subcoastal areas. It is an ornamental garden escapee which invades agricultural areas and native vegetation. It is still cultivated and sold in the Northern Territory despite being regarded as one of the top 10 most invasive garden plants in arid areas of the territory. ^[2]

References

1. "Glandularia aristigera S.Moore". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 January 2026.
2. "Glandularia aristigera (S. Moore) Tronc". lucidcentral.org. Environmental Weeds of Australia, Identic Pty Ltd. 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2021.