Verbenaceae
Seashore vervain
Verbena litoralis
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Verbena
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Seashore vervain
Synonyms
- Verbena affinis M.Martens & Galeotti
- Verbena bonariensis var. litoralis (Kunth) Hook. ex Müll.Berol.
- Verbena bonariensis var. litoralis (Kunth) Gillies & Hook. ex Hook.
- Verbena brasiliensis var. subglabrata Moldenke
- Verbena cajamarcensis Binder ex Molinari
- Verbena caracasana Kunth
- Verbena carolina var. glabra Moldenke
- Verbena gentryi Moldenke
- Verbena glabrata var. tenuispicata Moldenke
- Verbena integrifolia Sessé & Moc.
- Verbena integrifolia f. albiflora Moldenke
- Verbena lanceolata Willd. ex Spreng.
- Verbena litoralis f. albiflora (Moldenke) Moldenke
- Verbena litoralis f. litoralis
- Verbena litoralis f. magnifolia Moldenke
- Verbena litoralis var. albiflora Moldenke
- Verbena litoralis var. caracasana (Kunth) Briq.
- Verbena litoralis var. glabrior Benth.
- Verbena litoralis var. leptostachya Schauer
- Verbena litoralis var. litoralis
- Verbena litoralis var. melanopotamica Hauman
- Verbena litoralis var. portoricensis Moldenke
- Verbena litoralis var. pycnostachya Schauer
- Verbena litoralis var. subglabrata (Moldenke) N.O'Leary & Múlgura
- Verbena longifolia M.Martens & Galeotti
- Verbena longifolia f. albiflora Moldenke
- Verbena longifolia var. pubescens Moldenke
- Verbena minutiflora var. peruviana Moldenke
- Verbena nudiflora Nutt. ex Turcz.
- Verbena paucifolia Turcz.
- Verbena sedula Moldenke
- Verbena sedula var. darwinii Moldenke
- Verbena sedula var. fournieri Moldenke
Flowers
- In flower
- September to June (from 485 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Antonio W. Salas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Orlando Morales, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: A M, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Felipe Horton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chum Colorado Gerson Manuel Isaac, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.