Verbena bonariensis L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Argentinian Vervain
🇫🇷 Verveine de Buenos Aires

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Lamiids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Tribe: Verbeneae
Genus: Verbena
Species: Verbena bonariensis

Presence

Introduced, not established.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): NA Not Applicable

Notes

Possible confusion with V. brasiliensis Vell., 1829, whose median cauline leaves have a cuneate base, while those of V. bonariensis have an auriculate base and are amplexicaul.

Possible confusion with V. incompta P.W.Michael, 1995, whose flowers are a dull violet, while those of V. bonariensis are a bright violet.

Photographs

img/verbena-bonariensis.webp — *Verbena bonariensis*

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 1071). Biotope.