VERBENACEAE— LAMIACEAE 



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Lamiales Mint Order 



Verbenaceae — Verbena Family 



Herbi >>r > h r nl <-. with simple opposite or whorled li lis 5, united, petals 5, united in- 



i, ;m irregular corolla, stamen) 4. ovary l-4-celltd, stigma single, often 2-lobed; fruit berry-like, 

 or dry and then asnall> separating into 4 nutlets; flowers syncarpous, sympetalous, h 

 irregular. 



I. Shrubs; corolla 4-lobed lantana 

 Z. Herbs; corolla S-lobed or 2-lipped 



■ lalyx 2 lipped, with spiny teeth : corolla 2-lipped ; native Phryma 



b. Calyx not 2 lipped and spiny; corolla irregularly 5 lob ('<» 



Lantana— Lantana 



(Of uncertain origin and meaning) 

 Flowers yellow, then orange ami finally reddish; leaves ovate /. cdmara 



Phryma — Lopseed 



it if uncertain origin and meaning) 

 Leaves ovate; flowers small, in a loose '•pike; fruits --piny /'. leptosldchya 



Verbena — Verbena, Vervain 



(Lat. verbena, a sacred branch) 



1. Native needs 



a. Plant spreading; bracts longer than the flowers ('. braeteosa 



b. Plant tall, erect ; bracts shorter than the flowers 



(\) Flowers white; spike very narrow /'. urtiei/olia 



(2) Mowers blue: spike broader 



(a 1 lanceolate, somewhat hairy I', hastdta 



(b) Leaves ovate, very hairy V. strieta 



2. Garden plants, extensively hybridized and known as V. hybrida 



Lamiaceae — Mint Family 



Herbs, mostly aromatic, usually with opposite leaves and 4-angIed stems; sepals ?, united, petals 

 5, united, usually irregular, stamens 4 or 2, ovary 4-lobed, i.e., the two cells divided. 



1. Corolla regular or nearly so 



a. Calyx 5 toothed : corolla 4-cleft Mentha 



b. Calyx 2-lipped in fruit; corolla 5-cleft Perilla 



2. Corolla irregular, usually 2-lipped 



a. Stamens 2 



(1) Herbs 



(a) Flowers in racemes or spikes; calyx 2-lipped Salvia 



(b) Flowers in heads; calyx 5-toothed irda 



(2) Shrubs Rosmarinus 



b. Stamens 4 



(1) Calyx 2-lipped 



i lalyx cup-shaped, lips entire Scutellaria 



(b) Calyx lips toothed 



x. Flower bracts large, round, purplish Prunella 



y. Flower bracts neither round nor purple 



(x) Corolla apparently with one long lip Teucrium 



Corolla clearly 2-lipped 

 m. Corolla yellowish to white Melissa 



n. Corolla purple or blue Thymus 



(2) Calyx more or less equally 4-5 -toothed, rarely 10-toothed 



(a) Calyx 10-toothed; leaves white-woolly Marrubium 



(b) Calyx 4 S toothed 



x. Upper tooth much larger than the others 



(x) Corolla with upper lip 4-l< r 1-lobed 



