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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Verbenaceae
Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene
lance-leaf fog-fruit
Phyla: from Greek phyle, "tribe," probably from the flowers being tightly clustered in heads
lanceolata: lance-shaped
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect to creeping, perennial, 2"-24" tall forb; stems square, rooting |
| Flower: | white to pink, 4-parted, 1/8" wide, very thin tube somewhat 2-lipped, often with a yellow center, the upper lip shorter; inflorescence a stalked, dense spike from the leaf axils rounded at first, then elongating in time; blooms May-Oct. |
| Fruit: | 2 separating nutlets |
| Leaf: | opposite, widest near or below the middle, short-stalked |
| Habitat: | wet, moist; forests, streambanks, forests |
| (Glossary) |
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