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White Vervain, Nettle-leaf Verbena - Verbena urticifolia


Family: Verbenaceae - Verbena family Genus Common Name: Vervain Native Status: NativeDicot Perennial Herb
Verbena urticifolia - White Vervain, Nettle-leaf Verbena. One or the other of the two varieties of Verbena urticifolia is found in every state east of the Rocky Mountains, with the exception of possibly Maine, where it is historical but might be extirpated. It can be weedy (to that I can attest personally,) and I personally find it interesting but not especially attractive.

Found in:
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV

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Verbena urticifolia

Distribution of Verbena urticifolia in the United States and Canada:
USDA Map temporarily unavailable.
Blue=Native; Grey=Introduced

Map from USDA Plants Database:
USDA, NRCS. 2017. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 16 Jan 2025). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.

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Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2011-July-29Photographer: Gerald C. Williamson
Nikon D7000
It is a tall, occasionally branching plant, reaching 5 feet, with long, thin inflorescence spikes in the upper leaf axils and in an array of spikes terminating the stem. The blossoms are quite tiny, and only a few are open in each spike at the same time.
Verbena urticifolia
Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2011-July-29Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000
The leaves of White Vervain are up to 6 inches long, toothed, and may have a pair of leaflets where the winged petiole meets the hairy stem.
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Verbena urticifolia
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Verbena urticifolia initially published on USWildflowers.com 2013-02-11; Updated 2015-06-25

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