Verbenaceae

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta P.W.Michael

Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Verbena

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Purpletop vervain (Verbena incompta) — FlowerPhoto: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 凌亂馬鞭草
English: Purpletop vervain
Japanese: ダキバアレチハナガサ

Synonyms

Verbena bonariensis var. brevibracteata Kuntze
Verbena litoralis var. brevibracteata (Kuntze) N.O'Leary

Flowers

In flower: November to May (from 290 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Benjamin Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Oscar Dove, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Leon Perrie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jenny Christianson, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Prince Molokomme, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Samuel Brown, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: naturewatchwidow, CC BY 4.0, 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.