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Woolly Vervain
Verbena canescens
5,774 observations in the source records
25 photos
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What the records say
- 5,774 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Texas vervainVerbena halei
Fanleaf VervainVerbena plicata
hillside vervainVerbena neomexicana
western vervainVerbena lasiostachys
Gulf VervainVerbena xutha
Bigbract VerbenaVerbena bracteata
pinleaf vervainVerbena perennis
Mint VervainVerbena menthifolia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 5,062 |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,535 |
| Mexico | 108 |
| Nuevo Leon | 54 |
| San Luis Potosi | 15 |
| Guanajuato | 10 |
| Tamaulipas | 7 |
| Puebla | 6 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 5 |
| New Mexico | 4 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales |
| Family | Verbena Family · Verbenaceae |
| Genus | vervains · Verbena |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Woolly Vervain with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.