Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Verbena L., Sp. Pl. 18 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Verbena; Vervain
Description
Annual or perennial, taprooted or rhizomatous herbs or subshrubs, unarmed, usually hairy. Lvs usually opposite, rarely in whorls of 3 or alternate, usually toothed or lobed. Infl. usually of 1 or more terminal spikes, these often corymbosely or paniculately arranged; fls sessile or subsessile, usually rather small, bracteate. Calyx tubular, 5-ribbed and unequally 5-toothed, ± accrescent. Corolla salverform; tube straight or curved, usually > calyx; limb 5-lobed and ± 2-lipped, the lobes obtuse or emarginate. Stamens 4, didynamous, included. Style included. Ovary 4-celled; ovules 1 to each cell. Fr. dry, separating into 4 nutlets.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 7 |
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 8 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
