Glandularia bipinnatifida (Nutt.) Nutt. var. brevispicata Umber

The common Glandularia of southwestern New Mexico and adjacent Arizona. This variety is taller than G. b. var. bipinnatifida, and generally has both more glandular inflorescences and flowers of a bright magenta rather than the paler lavender of G. b. var. bipinnatifida.

Plant habit on the south end of the Goodsight Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, 24 Feb 2007.

Flowers on the Dripping Springs Trail on the west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 28 Aug 2004.

Inflorescences on the Dripping Springs Trail, 28 Aug 2004.

Plant habit near Little Red Hill on the northeastern end of the Black Range, near the Sierra County line in southeastern Catron County, New Mexico, 3 Jun 2007.

Calices near Little Red Hill, 3 Jun 2007.

Cauline leaves near Little Red Hill, 3 Jun 2007.

G. b. var. bipinnatifida and G. b. var. brevispicata occurring together on the roadside near Little Red Hill on the northeastern end of the Black Range, 3 Jun 2007.

A halved flower on the Dripping Springs Trail on the west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 4 Oct 2009. I presume that the dark dot on the left at the mouth of the tube is the gland for which the genus was named.