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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
 Verbena stricta   FAMILY Verbenaceae   Go to FSUS key

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Verbena stricta   FAMILY Verbenaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 162-01-009:

Verbena stricta   FAMILY Verbenaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Verbena stricta

 

COMMON NAME:
 Hoary Vervain

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image of Verbena stricta, Hoary Vervain

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_vest_001_lvd

        

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
 Verbena stricta   FAMILY Verbenaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Verbena stricta   FAMILY Verbenaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 162-01-009:
 Verbena stricta   FAMILY Verbenaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
 Verbena stricta

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2914

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Prairies, glades, barrens, pastures, and roadsides, per Weakley's Flora

Native: central US

Waif(s)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Blue/Violet
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed salverform corolla
4 stamens, attached to corolla tube
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Schizocarp of mericarps

 

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