Verbenaceae

Hoary verbena

Verbena stricta Vent.

Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Verbena

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Hoary verbena: Rush Creek Wisconsin State Natural Area #170 Crawford County — Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 白毛马鞭草
English: Hoary verbena, Hoary vervain
Japanese: マルバクマツヅラ

Synonyms

Verbena alopecurus Cav.
Verbena cuneifolia Raf.
Verbena mollis Raf.
Verbena rigens Michx.
Verbena scoparia Tausch
Verbena stricta f. albiflora Wadmond
Verbena stricta f. roseiflora Benke
Verbena stricta f. stricta

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, 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.