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Blue Vervain - Photo (c) christina_thibeault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) Info
Verbena hastata (American vervain, blue vervain or swamp verbena) is a flowering plant in the vervain family, Verbenaceae. It is a herb with opposite, simple leaves which have double-serate margins, borne on stiffly erect, branching square stems. The flowers appear in summer and are purple. This is a common plant that occurs across North America. They are hardy and drought resistant. (Wikipedia)
White Vervain - Photo (c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris CC
White Vervain (Verbena urticifolia) Info
Verbena urticifolia, known as nettle-leaved vervain or white vervain, is a herbaceous plant in the vervain family (Verbenaceae). It belongs to the "true" vervains of genus Verbena. (Wikipedia)
Purpletop Vervain - Photo (c) akolter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Purpletop Vervain (Verbena bonariensis) Info
Verbena bonariensis (purpletop vervain, clustertop vervain, Argentinian vervain, tall verbena, or pretty verbena) is a member of the verbena family cultivated as a flowering annual or herbaceous perennial plant. In USA horticulture, it is also known by the ambiguous names "purpletop" (also used for the grass Tridens flavus) and "South American vervain" (which can mean any of the numerous species in the genus Verbena occu (Wikipedia)
Hoary Vervain - Photo (c) thesnaguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by thesnaguy CC
Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) Info
Verbena stricta also known as hoary verbena or hoary vervain, is a small purple wildflower native to a large region of the central United States. (Wikipedia)
Common Vervain - Photo (c) Norbert Sauberer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Norbert Sauberer CC
Common Vervain (Verbena officinalis) Info
Verbena officinalis, the common vervain or common verbena, is a perennial herb native to Europe. It grows up to a metre/yard high, with an upright habitus. The lobed leaves are toothed, the delicate spikes hold mauve flowers. (Wikipedia)
Bigbract Verbena - Photo (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Bigbract Verbena (Verbena bracteata) Info
Verbena bracteata is a species of verbena known by the common names bracted vervain, bigbract verbena, prostrate vervain, and carpet vervain. It is native to North America where it is widespread, occurring throughout the continent except for northern Canada and southern Mexico. It occurs in many types of habitat, especially disturbed areas, where it grows as a common weed; it typically blooms between the months of May and October. This annual or biennial (Wikipedia)
Greater Musk-Mallow - Photo (c) Carson Mummert, all rights reserved, uploaded by Carson Mummert C
Greater Musk-Mallow (Malva alcea) Info
Malva alcea (greater musk-mallow, cut-leaved mallow, vervain mallow or hollyhock mallow) is a plant in the mallow family native to southwestern, central and eastern Europe and southwestern Asia, from Spain north to southern Sweden and east to Russia and Turkey. (Wikipedia)
Narrowleaf Vervain - Photo (c) Eric Hunt, all rights reserved C
Narrowleaf Vervain (Verbena simplex) Info
Verbena simplex, commonly known as narrowleaf vervain, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the verbena family. It is native to eastern North America where it is found in open, dry, habitats on calcareous soil. It is tolerant of disturbance, and is often seen in pastures and roadsides with sparse vegetation. (Wikipedia)