Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr.

Bigbract verbena (en), Verveine à bractées (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Verbenaceae > Verbena

Characteristics

A branched plant that lies along the ground. It is 10-60 cm long. The leaves are 2-5 cm long. They are deeply divided into segments. There are long sterile bracts under the flowers.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in dry sandy sites. It grows in wasteland near sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

The flowers and leaves are used as a tea substitute.
Uses environmental use medicinal tea
Edible flowers leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Verbena bracteata flower picture by Mari (cc-by-sa)
Verbena bracteata flower picture by ben vc (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Verbena bracteata world distribution map, present in Canada, France, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326709-2
WFO ID wfo-0000331706
COL ID 99TBK
BDTFX ID 81309
INPN ID 611315
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Verbena confinis Verbena repens Zappania bracteosa Verbena bracteosa Verbena brevibracteata Verbena imbricata Verbena prostrata Verbena rudis Verbena squarrosa Verbena subuligera Verbena bracteosa var. albiflora Verbena bracteosa var. brevibracteata Verbena canescens Verbena bracteata f. albiflora Verbena bracteata f. brevibracteata Verbena bracteata f. imbricata Verbena bracteata