Verbenaceae
White vervain
Verbena urticifolia
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Verbena
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Common names
By language (3)
- Azerbaijani
- Gicitkanyarpaq minaçiçəyi
- English
- White vervain
- Finnish
- Nokkosverbena
Synonyms
- Verbena curtisii Moldenke
- Verbena diffusa Poir.
- Verbena incarnata Raf.
- Verbena urticifolia f. incarnata (Raf.) Moldenke
- Verbena urticifolia f. simplex (Farw.) Moldenke
- Verbena urticifolia var. incarnata (Raf.) Moldenke
- Verbena urticifolia var. leiocarpa L.M.Perry & Fernald
- Verbena urticifolia var. simplex Farw.
- Verbena urticifolia var. urticifolia
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.