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purpletop vervain
Verbena bonariensis
25,622 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 25,622 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
purpletop vervainVerbena incompta
Brazilian VervainVerbena brasiliensis
Slender VervainVerbena rigida
Seashore vervainVerbena litoralis
blue vervainVerbena hastata
common yarrowAchillea millefolium
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
OreganoOriganum vulgare
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 14,222 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 10,976 |
| South Africa | 1,689 |
| Western Cape | 900 |
| United Kingdom | 804 |
| England | 738 |
| Australia | 609 |
| Argentina | 439 |
| New York | 366 |
| France | 312 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Biennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a biennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
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 |
Study it in a deck
- Medicinal Plants of Baltimore County
- Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Plants of Richmond city, Virginia, United States
- Plants of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
- Trees of Maryland
- Wetland-associated Species of New Hampshire, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise purpletop vervain with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.