Texas Vervain

Verbena halei

Family: Verbenaceae

Plant Description: Perennial to 1 m high with mostly toothed, incised, or lobed leaves 3-11 cm long, opposite, slightly hairy. Flowers in slender spikes, the corolla 5-8 mm wide, lavender or light blue-violet or purple.

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Field Identification:

Occurrence: Common on various soils in prairies, openings, fields, and waste places.

Bloom Period: Year-round.

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Key to the seven species of Verbena is found in Plants of the Texas Coastal Bend by Roy L. Leyman, Ruth O’Brien, and Tammy White.