Verbena lasiostachys var. lasiostachys

Vervain

Family: Verbenaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Vervain is a California native perennial found in the California Floristic Province in open, dry to wet places at elevations below 2,500 meters. Flowering from May to September, this plant produces delicate purple to lavender flowers in slender, elongated clusters. Growing with upright stems 30 to 80 centimeters tall, it forms a robust and spreading clump. Its leaves are gray-green, softly hairy especially near the base, with a distinctive texture that feels slightly fuzzy to the touch. The small nutlets develop a brownish, slightly rough scar when mature.

Habitat: Open, dry to wet places

Bloom period: May-Sep

Elevation: < 2500 m

Bioregions: CA-FP

California counties: Santa Cruz, Orange, Siskiyou, San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Diego, Los Angeles, Mendocino, Monterey, Lake, Trinity, Fresno, Tuolumne, Sonoma, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Shasta, Riverside, Contra Costa, Tehama, Nevada, Tulare, Kern, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, El Dorado, Amador, Madera, Colusa, Humboldt, Butte, Merced, Placer, Napa, Alameda, Mariposa, Del Norte

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.