Verbena carnea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Verbenaceae |
Genus: | Verbena |
Species: | V. carnea
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Binomial name | |
Verbena carnea | |
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Verbena carnea (syn. Stylodon carneus), the Carolina false vervain, is a species of flowering plant in the family Verbenaceae.[2][3] It is native to Texas and the southeastern United States.[1] A short-lived perennial typically 2 ft (0.6 m) tall, it is found growing in lower but non-coastal areas such as sand hills, scrubby oak woodlands, and in longleaf pine woods.[2][4]