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Verbenaceae

Peruvian mock vervain

Verbena peruviana (L.) Britton

Family
Verbenaceae
Genus
Verbena

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Peruvian mock vervain: Glandularia peruviana - VERBENACEAE - Imbituba - SC ? Brasil
Photo: [ https://www.flickr.com/people/43206694@N03 M�rcia Stefani], CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
小花美女樱
English
Peruvian mock vervain, Peruvian vervain
Spanish
Margarita punzo, Margarita punzó

Synonyms

  • Erinus peruvianus L.
  • Glandularia peruviana (L.) Small
  • Verbena chamaedryfolia Juss.
  • Verbena chamaedryfolia f. melindroides (Cham.) Voss
  • Verbena chamaedryfolia var. melindroides (Cham.) Schauer
  • Verbena melindres Gillies
  • Verbena melindroides Cham.
  • Verbena melissoides Sweet ex Steud.
  • Verbena peruviana f. rosea Moldenke
  • Verbena peruviana var. glabriuscula Kuntze
  • Verbena peruviana var. subbipinnatisecta Kuntze
  • Verbena platensis var. latiuscula Briq.
  • Verbena platensis var. stenodes Briq.
  • Verbena sanguinea Larrañaga
  • Verbena veronicifolia Sm.
  • Verbenella chamaedryfolia (Juss.) Spach

Flowers

In flower
August to March (from 222 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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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). About our plant data.