Turkey Tangle Fogfruit (Phyla nodiflora)

 

Figure 1. Phyla nodiflora. Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, Centennial Museum. Photograph by Paul Hotchkin. Fig. 2. Close-up of flowers and foliage, Chihuahuan Desert Gardens. Photograph by A.H. Harris.

• Common English Names: Turkey Tangle Fogfruit, Common Frogfruit, Mat-grass
• Common Spanish Names: Hierba de la Vírgen María
• Scientific Name: Phyla nodiflora (FIE-luh noh-dih-FLOOR-uh)
• Family: Verbenaceae (Vervain Family)
• Geographic Range: Southern half of the U.S. and nearly cosmopolitan in subtropical and tropical regions of the world.
• Plant Form: Forb with stems tending to be prostrate, rooting at the nodes.
• Remarks: Moist areas.

Last Update: 8 Jul 2006