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Verbenaceae

56 species · Plants

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Aloysia virgata (Ruiz & Pav.) Juss.

Aloysia virgata is a fragrant flowering shrub popular in cultivation that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Aloysia wrightii A.Heller

Aloysia wrightii is a verbena family shrub native to the Sonoran Desert that supports native bees and rustic sphinx moths.

Citharexylum berlandieri B.L.Rob.

Citharexylum berlandieri is a flowering shrub or small tree in the Verbenaceae family native to southern Texas and Mexico.

Citharexylum spinosum L.

Citharexylum spinosum L. is a tree with distinct foliage, flowers, and drupe fruit detailed with specific size measurements.

Duranta erecta L.

Duranta erecta L. (golden dewdrop) is an American shrub widely cultivated as an ornamental plant globally in warm climates.

Duranta mutisii L.f.

Duranta mutisii L.f. is an 8-meter South American shrub that feeds native fauna and is used for fences and ornamentation.

Lantana achyranthifolia Desf.

Brushland shrubverbena (Lantana achyranthifolia Desf.) is a perennial woody shrub in the verbena plant family.

Lantana camara L.

Lantana camara is a neotropical invasive perennial shrub with documented toxicity to livestock and undetermined toxicity to humans.

Lantana horrida Kunth

Lantana horrida Kunth is a verbena-family flowering plant found from Mexico to subtropical South America in varied habitats.

Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq.

Lantana montevidensis is a trailing mat-forming shrub, widely cultivated ornamentally, invasive in some regions, toxic to livestock.

Lantana urticoides Hayek

Texas Lantana (Lantana urticoides) is a 3–5 foot perennial flowering shrub in the verbena family found along the U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico.

Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P.Wilson

Lippia alba is a flowering shrub in the verbena family, used ornamentally, culinarily, and medicinally across many regions.

Petrea volubilis L.

Petrea volubilis L. is a climbing or shrubby neotropical plant with blue flowers that has traditional medicinal uses.

Phyla cuneifolia (Torr.) Greene

Phyla cuneifolia is a Verbenaceae plant species commonly known as wedgeleaf frogfruit or wedgeleaf fogfruit.

Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene

Phyla lanceolata is a North American verbena family flowering plant, also called lanceleaf fogfruit or frogfruit.

Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene

Phyla nodiflora (matchweed) is a widespread, butterfly-supporting plant found in moist habitats across three continents.

Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich.) Vahl

Stachytarpheta cayennensis is a pantropical verbena that is often invasive, with traditional medicinal uses.

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis is a sprawling shrub used for bush tea, which may lower blood pressure but also causes mild systematic toxicity.

Stachytarpheta mutabilis (Jacq.) Vahl

Stachytarpheta mutabilis is a perennial herb or subshrub that can be a weedy invasive in several introduced regions.

Stachytarpheta urticifolia Sims

Stachytarpheta urticifolia is a verbena family species that is considered an invasive weed in some countries.

Verbena aristigera S.Moore

Glandularia aristigera (syn. Verbena aristigera) is a Verbenaceae flowering plant native to central South America, widely introduced globally to drier regions.

Verbena bipinnatifida Schauer

Verbena bipinnatifida is a North American native perennial herb distinguished by finely dissected leaves and pink to purple spring flowers.

Verbena bonariensis L.

Verbena bonariensis is a tall ornamental flowering perennial valued for attracting pollinators in gardens and parks.

Verbena bracteata Cav. ex Lag. & Rodr.

Verbena bracteata is a widespread North American verbena that grows low mats and blooms white to pale purple flowers from May to October.

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