Verbena bonariensis Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 8228

Verbena bonariensis L.

Purple top vervain, Purpletop vervain

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Verbena bonariensis, a dicot, is an annual or biennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild. There is a high risk of this plant becoming invasive in California according to Cal-IPC.


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Family:	VERBENACEAE
Genus:	Verbena
Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. conglomerata

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places, wetland-riparian

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

PLANTS accepted name:
Verbena incompta

Alternate Names:

ICPN + PLANTS:	Verbena bonariensis var. bonariensis
ICPN + PLANTS:	Verbena bonariensis var. conglomerata
ICPN:	Verbena incompta

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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 16, 2019).