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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Verbena hastata
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Blue Vervain at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Verbena hastata var. hastata
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Verbena hastata var. scabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 162-01-008:
Verbena hastata FAMILY Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Verbena hastata
COMMON NAME:
Blue Vervain, Common Vervain, Simpler's-joy
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JK Marlow jkm170914_0512
September Henderson County NC
Typically the spikes are stiffly erect; perhaps these suffered herbicide damage?
JK Marlow jkm170914_0515
September Henderson County NC
Leaves lanceolate to lance-ovate, coarsely doubly serrate, definitely petioled, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm170914_0535
September Henderson County NC
Flowers and fruits distinctly overlapping in the upper part of the spikes, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Verbena hastata
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Verbena hastata var. hastata
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Verbena hastata var. scabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 162-01-008:
Verbena hastata
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Verbena hastata
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