Verbena bracteata Lagasca y Segura & Rodriguez. Prostrate Vervain, Big-bracted Vervain. Phen: Late Apr-Oct. Hab: Glades, riverbanks, sandy fields, other disturbed areas, waste areas near wool-combing mills. Dist: 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, K1, K3, K4, Mex, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Tx, WH3, WV, Barber (1982), Nesom (2010b); = n/a – Tat; = Verbena bracteosa Michx. – S

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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