Verbena bracteata Lagasca y Segura & Rodriguez. Common name: Prostrate Vervain, Big-bracted Vervain. Phenology: Late Apr-Oct. Habitat: Glades, riverbanks, sandy fields, other disturbed areas, waste areas near wool-combing mills. Distribution: The original distribution uncertain, now distributed from ME west to BC, south to FL and Mexico, but apparently native of mw. and w. North America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl6, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mex, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Tx, WH3, WV, Barber (1982), Nesom (2010b); = n/a — Tat; = Verbena bracteosa Michx. — S. Basionym: Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. 1801
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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