bigbract verbena

Verbena bracteata

Member of vervain (genus Verbena)
verbena family (family Verbenaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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• flower bract 4–8 mm, 2–4 mm > calyx [longer than the flower, even]
• stem prostrate to decumbent
• leaf 1–3 cm, base tapered to ± flat petiole
• very rare

Toxicity of vervain (Verbena spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.

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Chris’s observations: none

Not all sites include this taxon:

• Verbena bracteata → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora