Turkey Tangle Fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene - Verbena family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Red, Pink

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Turkey Tangle Fogfruit: Charidryas gorgone, Junonia coenia, Junonia evarete, Phyciodes phaon

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • USA+:  Puerto Rico
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.