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Verbena californica

Verbena californica Moldenke

California Verbena, California Vervain, Red Hills Vervain

Verbenaceae (Verbena family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: VECA9

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Up to about 30 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple , Violet
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Pale violet to purple, sometimes almost white.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Wet places, seeps, pink-oak woodlands, generally on serpentine soils.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q2LO
Status: Threatened
Historic Range: U.S.A. (CA)
Critical Habitat: N/A
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:			FACW							FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley

Additional resources

USDA: Find Verbena californica in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Verbena californica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Verbena californica

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-10
Research By: CBR

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