Verbenaceae

Supine vervain

Verbena supina L.

Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Verbena

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Supine vervain (Verbena supina) — FlowerPhoto: Abdenour Kheloufi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Supine vervain
Hungarian: Henye vasfű
Kazakh: Жатаған нарқайсар

Synonyms

Verbena procumbens Forssk.
Verbena radicans Moench
Verbena supina f. dalmatica Kereszty
Verbena supina f. deserta Kereszty
Verbena supina f. erecta Moldenke
Verbena supina f. erecta Pau
Verbena supina f. petiolulata H.Lindb.
Verbena supina var. arbuscula Kereszty
Verbena supina var. erecta Munir
Verbena supina var. glabrescens Cout.

Flowers

In flower: April to June, August to November (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Abdenour Kheloufi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ortiz Sanz Susana, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pascua Javier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Lucas Christofides, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tom Field, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Santiago Martín-Bravo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lucas Christofides, 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.