western vervain

Verbena lasiostachys

Member of vervain (genus Verbena)
verbena family (family Verbenaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
purple in flowering plants

There are no other wild members of this species anywhere.

western vervain
Verbena lasiostachys ssp. lasiostachys

leaf adaxial face gray-green, generally ± soft-hairy

rough western vervain
Verbena lasiostachys var. scabrida

leaf adaxial face green, generally stiff-hairy

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

1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 31 (13 are research grade)

Locations:

Russian Ridge OSP: 4
Coal Creek OSP: 3
Mt. Madonna SP: 3
Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 3
Bear Creek Redwoods OSP: 2
Henry Coe SP: 2
Long Ridge OSP: 2
Andrew Molera SP
Castle Rock SP
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP
El Corte de Madera OSP
Fremont Older OSP
Joseph D. Grant CP
Murray Ranch SP
Pescadero Creek CP
Sam McDonald CP
Saratoga Gap OSP
Skyline Ridge OSP
Wunderlich CP

Months:

May: 7
Jun.: 11
Jul.: 6
Aug.: 3
Sep.: 3
Oct.: 0
Nov.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora