Taxon:  Verbena urticifolia L.



Summary
Genus:
Verbena
Section:
Verbena
Series:
Leptostachyae
Family:
Verbenaceae
Nomen number:
41173
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:20.  1753
Verified:
08/30/2021 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (4  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Barber, S. C. 1982. Taxonomic studies in the Verbena stricta complex (Verbenaceae). Syst. Bot. 7:455. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  3. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  4. Britton, N. L. & A. Brown. 1952. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, ed. 3.
  5. Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
  6. Clewell, A. F. 1985. Guide to the vascular plants of the Florida panhandle
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  9. Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 207.
  10. Duncan, W. H. & J. T. Kartesz. 1981. Vascular flora of Georgia: an annotated checklist.
  11. Fernald, M. L. 1950. Gray's manual of botany, ed. 8.
  12. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  13. Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
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  18. Méndez Santos, I. E. & S. Cafferty. 2001. Typification of Linnaean names of taxa of Verbenaceae s.str. described from the Greater Antilles. Taxon 50:1140-1141.
  19. Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
  20. Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
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  23. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  24. Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
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Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishburvine  1Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
Englishnettle-leaf vervain  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishwhite vervain  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English (Canada)white vervain Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 207.
Frenchverveine blanche  2Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
French (Canada)verveine à feuilles d’ortie Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 207.
Swedishamerikansk järnört  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntarios.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébecs.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansas Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraska Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakota Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDistrict of Columbia Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridan.Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewans.e.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.), Ontario (s.), New Brunswick]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan (s.e.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (n.), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]

Reference(s)
  1. Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
  2. Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:1-12.
  3. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41173. Accessed 17 April 2026.