PLANTS Profile for Verbena bonariensis (purpletop vervain)

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PLANTS Profile

Verbena bonariensis L.
purpletop vervain

Symbol:

VEBO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Verbenaceae

Duration:

Annual
Biennial
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
CAN		I

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Verbena bonariensis L.

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Distribution:
Verbena bonariensis L.


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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, IL, LA, MA, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, VA), USA+ (PR), CAN (ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Verbena bonariensis L.

View 32 genera in Verbenaceae, 45 species in Verbena or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Verbena bonariensis var. bonariensis
purpletop vervain

Verbena bonariensis var. conglomerata
purpletop vervain

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Verbena bonariensis L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Verbenaceae – Verbena family
Genus	Verbena L. – vervain
Species	Verbena bonariensis L. – purpletop vervain

Introduced Information:
Verbena bonariensis L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Verbena bonariensis L.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

FAC,FACW+

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FACW

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Verbena bonariensis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32128.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Verbena bonariensis L.

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Time Generated: 10/08/2008 12:16 AM MDT