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vervains
Verbena
Verbena (/vərˈbiːnə/, vervain) is a genus in the family Verbenaceae. It contains about 250 species of annual and perennial herbaceous or semi-woody flowering plants. The majority of the species are native to the Americas and Asia. Verbena officinalis, the common vervain or common verbena, is the type species and native to Europe.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
blue vervain
speciesVerbena hastata
white vervain
speciesVerbena urticifolia
purpletop vervain
speciesVerbena bonariensis
hoary vervain
speciesVerbena stricta
Texas vervain
speciesVerbena halei
Common vervain
speciesVerbena officinalis
Brazilian Vervain
speciesVerbena brasiliensis
Bigbract Verbena
speciesVerbena bracteata
Slender Vervain
speciesVerbena rigida
western vervain
speciesVerbena lasiostachys
Woolly Vervain
speciesVerbena canescens
moss verbena
speciesVerbena pulchella
Seashore vervain
speciesVerbena litoralis
Narrowleaf Vervain
speciesVerbena simplex
purpletop vervain
speciesVerbena incompta
Gulf Vervain
speciesVerbena xutha
MacDougal verbena
speciesVerbena macdougalii
Carolina vervain
speciesVerbena carolina
Mint Vervain
speciesVerbena menthifolia
Sandpaper Vervain
speciesVerbena scabra
Fanleaf Vervain
speciesVerbena plicata
hillside vervain
speciesVerbena neomexicana
glittering vervain
speciesVerbena gemmea
Procumbent Vervain
speciesVerbena supina
Rough Verbena
speciesVerbena hispida
Carolina vervain
speciesVerbena carnea
Uruguayan Vervain
speciesVerbena montevidensis
Verbena intermedia
speciesVerbena intermedia
Verbena orcuttiana
speciesVerbena orcuttiana
Verbena gracilescens
speciesVerbena gracilescens
Verbena gaudichaudii
speciesVerbena gaudichaudii
Verbena glabrata
speciesVerbena glabrata
pinleaf vervain
speciesVerbena perennis
Engelmann's vervain
hybridVerbena × engelmannii
red hills vervain
speciesVerbena californica
Clover's Vervain
speciesVerbena cloverae
Verbena hirta
speciesVerbena hirta
Verbena gynobasis
speciesVerbena gynobasis
Rio Grande vervain
speciesVerbena runyonii
Verbena recta
speciesVerbena recta
Fort Huachuca Vervain
speciesVerbena gracilis
Verbena sphaerocarpa
speciesVerbena sphaerocarpa
Verbena porrigens
speciesVerbena porrigens
Rydberg's vervain
hybridVerbena × rydbergii
Verbena livermorensis
speciesVerbena livermorensis
Verbena calinfera
speciesVerbena calinfera
Verbena alata
speciesVerbena alata
Verbena ehrenbergiana
speciesVerbena ehrenbergiana
Verbena sagittalis
speciesVerbena sagittalis
Verbena moranii
speciesVerbena moranii
Verbena × moechina
hybridVerbena × moechina
Chihuahuan Vervain
speciesVerbena pinetorum
Verbena jessicae
speciesVerbena jessicae
Verbena ephedroides
speciesVerbena ephedroides
Verbena longifolia
speciesVerbena longifolia
Verbena townsendii
speciesVerbena townsendii
Deam's vervain
hybridVerbena × deamii
illicit vervain
hybridVerbena × illicita
Verbena valerianoides
speciesVerbena valerianoides
Verbena filicaulis
speciesVerbena filicaulis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Natural Magic (Magia Naturalis)
Wolfgang Hildebrand · 1616 · p.669
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.627
On the Virtues of Herbs
Macer Floridus (Odo of Meung) · 1090 · p.104
On the Virtues of Herbs
Macer Floridus · 1150 · p.260
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.465
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.466
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.377
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.378
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.387
Garden of Health
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.465
The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation
Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.159
The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation
Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.208
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 53317.