Verbena stricta Ventenat. Common name: Hoary Vervain. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Prairies, glades, barrens, pastures, and roadsides. Distribution: W. NY ON, MI, MN, ND, and MT south to KY, TN, MS, AR, TX, and NM; the eastern extent of nativity is uncertain. Reported for AL (Madison County) by Keener et al. (2024), where considered "likely … not native".
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: This species hybridizes with V. simplex when they co-occur, forming the hybrid V. ×moechina Moldenke.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, W, WV, Barber (1982), Nesom (2010b). Basionym: Verbena stricta Vent. 1800
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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