Verbenaceae

Uruguayan vervain

Verbena montevidensis Spreng.

Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Verbena

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Uruguayan vervain (Verbena montevidensis) — FlowerPhoto: Agustina Medina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 萝美人樱, 萝马鞭草
English: Uruguayan vervain

Synonyms

Verbena cordobensis Briq.
Verbena minutiflora Briq. ex Moldenke
Verbena parviflora Larrañaga

Flowers

In flower: March to June, September to January (from 30 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Agustina Medina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Agustina Medina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Claudia Gil, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bahiano Ayala, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hugo Hulsberg, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: María Zeta, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ezequiel Racker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Roderick Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mariano Cosentino, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Gastón Repetto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Agustina Medina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.