Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Verbena hastata Linnaeus
(Arrowhead Vervain)

Family: Verbenaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Verbena hastata is a tall plant reaching over 6 feet in height. The alternate leaves are dentate. The multiple flowering spikes are dense with overlapping purple flowers. Verbena hastata is found in moist swales at middle elevation.
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Verbena hastata, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Mangas, July 23, 2007


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