Verbenaceae
Brazilian vervain
Verbena brasiliensis
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Verbena
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 狭叶马鞭草, 狹葉馬鞭草, 南美马鞭草
- English
- Brazilian vervain
- Japanese
- アレチハナガサ
Synonyms
- Verbena approximata Briq.
- Verbena brasiliensis var. brasiliensis
- Verbena chacensis Moldenke
- Verbena hansenii Greene
- Verbena isabellei Briq.
- Verbena litoralis f. congesta (Moldenke) Moldenke
- Verbena litoralis var. brasiliensis (Vell.) Briq. ex Munir
- Verbena litoralis var. congesta Moldenke
- Verbena littoralis f. angustifolia Chodat
- Verbena quadrangularis Vell.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.