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Bracted Vervain
( Verbena bracteata )
Verbena bracteata
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About Bracted Vervain (Verbena bracteata)
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Verbena bracteata
is a species of verbena known by the common names bracted vervain, bigbract verbena, prostrate vervain, and carpet vervain. It is native to North America where it is widespread, occurring throughout the continent except for northern Canada and southern Mexico. It occurs in many types of habitat, especially disturbed areas, where it grows as a common weed; it typically blooms between the months of May and October. This annual or biennial herb produces several hairy, spreading stems up to 30 centimeters long forming a low mat on the ground. The hairy leaves are toothed or lobed. The inflorescence is a spike of flowers which is dense with long, pointed, leaflike bracts each up to 8 millimeters long. Each small tubular flower is about half a centimeter wide and white to pale purple in color.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual Herb, Perennial Herb
Flower Color
Pink
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 7
likely
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Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
Junonia coenia
*
Bilobed Looper Moth
Megalographa biloba
Megalographa biloba
*
Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica
Spilosoma virginica
*
Verbena Bud Moth
Endothenia hebesana
Endothenia hebesana
*
Lantana Stick Caterpillar
Neogalea sunia
Neogalea sunia
*
Fine-Lined Sallow
Catabena lineolata
Catabena lineolata
*
Omnivorous Looper
Sabulodes aegrotata
Sabulodes aegrotata
Landscaping Information
Common uses
Bee Gardens
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 2.6" - 39.9", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 2.62", Coldest Month: 31.8" - 59.6", Hottest Month: 61.9" - 88.1", Humidity: 0.82" - 40.92", Elevation: -9" - 6959"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Bigbract Verbena, Carpet Vervain, Prostrate Verbena, Prostrate Vervain
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Verbena bracteata
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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