Verbena urticifolia (USA) – eFlora of India

April 10, 2020
Verbena

Verbena urticifolia L., Sp. Pl. 20 1753. (syn: Verbena curtisii Moldenke; Verbena diffusa Poir.; Verbena incarnata Raf.; Verbena urticifolia f. incarnata (Raf.) Moldenke; Verbena urticifolia var. incarnata (Raf.) Moldenke; Verbena urticifolia var. leiocarpa L.M.Perry & Fernald; Verbena urticifolia f. simplex (Farw.) Moldenke; Verbena urticifolia var. simplex Farw.; Verbena urticifolia var. urticifolia);

Canada to C. & E. U.S.A. as per WCSP;

Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia;
Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine;
Manitoba; Maryland; Masachusettes; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri;
Nebraska; New Brunswick; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina;
North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Ontario; Pennsylvania; Qubec; Rhode I.;
Saskatchewan; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Vermont; Virginia;
West Virginia; Wisconsin as per Catalogue of Life;

Verbena urticifolia from Canada-GS02042020-1 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2)

Verbena urticifolia L.

Common names: White Vervain, Nettle-leaves Vervain

Herbaceous plant with opposite nettle-like leaves, small white flowers in long slender spikes and dark coloured capsules.

Clicked from Rattray Marsh, Mississauga, Canada.

References:

Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VEUR

https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/savanna/plants/wh_vervain.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbena_urticifolia

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