2914

Forb
Perennial

Native: central US

Documented growing wild in GA NC -

Rare

Look for it in pastures and roadsides, per Weakley's Flora

To see a detailed map, click here

 

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

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• All About South Carolina Wildflowers p277
• All About Weeds p201
• Wildflowers of Tennessee p215
• Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p254
• Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p138

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Verbena stricta   FAMILY Verbenaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Verbena stricta   FAMILY Verbenaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 162-01-009:
Verbena stricta   FAMILY Verbenaceae