Taxon: Verbena scabra Vahl

Summary

Genus:

Verbena

Section:

Verbena

Series:

Leptostachyae

Family:

Verbenaceae

Nomen number:

432401

Place of publication:

Eclog. amer. 2:2. 1798

Verified:

08/17/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
Moldenke, H. N. 1980. A sixth summary of the Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae, Stilbaceae, Chloanthaceae, Symphoremaceae, Nyctanthaceae, and Eriocaulaceae of the world as to valid taxa, geographic distribution and synonymy. Phytologia Mem. 2:69.
Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2.
Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.
Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	harsh vervain			1	Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
English	sandpaper vervain			1	Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California (Norte)		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	s.	Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas			Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bermuda			Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti			Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.

Native
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [West Virginia]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California (s.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Sonora, Baja California (Norte)]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico]

Reference(s)

Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:5-7.
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2.

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=432401. Accessed 17 April 2026.