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Verbenaceae
Verbena

not marked as a favorite taxon Verbena scabra Vahl. Common name: Rough Vervain, Harsh Vervain. Phenology: (Mar-) May-Oct (-Dec). Habitat: Oligohaline tidal marshes, shell deposits, river shores, other wet habitats. Distribution: Virginia and West Virginia south to s. Florida, west to Texas and California, south into tropical America; mainly coastal in our area but with scattered inland records (probably adventive).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, C, F, Fl6, G, GW2, K1, K4, Mex, NcTx, RAB, S, Tx, Va, WH3, WV, Nesom (2010b), Nesom (2010d); = n/a — Tat. Basionym: Verbena scabra Vahl 1798

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Verbena scabra© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Verbena scabra© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Verbena scabra© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Verbena scabra© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Verbena scabra© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷

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