Verbena bonariensis

This is about the Verbena bonariensis described by Linnaeus. See also below for a common misapplication of this taxon.

Verbena bonariensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Verbena
Species:
V. bonariensis
Binomial name
Verbena bonariensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Verbena bonariensis f. albiflora Moldenke
  • Verbena bonariensis var. conglomerata Briq.
  • Verbena bonariensis var. longibracteata Kuntze
  • Verbena bonariensis f. robustior Chodat
  • Verbena elongata Salisb.
  • Verbena inamoena Briq.
  • Verbena intercedens Briq.
  • Verbena trichotoma Moench

Verbena bonariensis, the purpletop vervain, clustertop vervain, Argentinian vervain,[2] tall verbena or pretty verbena, is a member of the verbena family cultivated as a flowering annual or herbaceous perennial plant. In USA horticulture, it is also known by the ambiguous names purpletop (also used for the grass Tridens flavus) and South American vervain (which can mean any of the numerous species in the genus Verbena occurring in that continent). For the misapplication "Brazilian verbena" see below.

It is native to tropical South America where it grows throughout most of the warm regions, from Colombia and Brazil to Argentina and Chile.

  1. ^ Verbena bonariensis L.. POWO (2022). Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet. Retrieved 05 July 2022.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.