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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Verbena hastata
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
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Read more about Blue Vervain at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Verbena hastata
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Verbena hastata
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Verbena hastata var. hastata
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Verbena hastata var. scabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Verbena hastata
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_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_0531
September Henderson County NC
Typically the spikes are stiffly erect; perhaps these suffered herbicide damage?
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 (4/14/23):
Verbena hastata
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Verbena hastata
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Verbena hastata
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Verbena hastata var. hastata
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Verbena hastata var. scabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Verbena hastata
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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