Verbenaceae
Blue vervain
Verbena hastata
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Verbena
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 多穗马鞭草, 戟形马鞭草
- English
- Blue vervain, Simpler's joy, Swamp verbena, Wild hyssop, Blue verbena
- Finnish
- Tähkäverbena
- Macedonian
- Шилеста врбинка
- Swedish
- Blåverbena
Synonyms
- Verbena hastata f. albiflora Moldenke
- Verbena hastata f. caerulea Moldenke
- Verbena hastata f. hastata
- Verbena hastata f. rosea (Coleman) R.H.Cheney
- Verbena hastata var. hastata
- Verbena hastata var. oblongifolia Nutt.
- Verbena hastata var. paniculata (Lam.) Farw.
- Verbena hastata var. pinnatifida (Lam.) Pursh
- Verbena hastata var. rosea N.Coleman
- Verbena hastata var. scabra Moldenke
- Verbena paniculata Poir.
- Verbena paniculata Lam.
- Verbena paniculata var. pinnatifida (Lam.) Schauer
- Verbena pinnatifida Lam.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.