Verbena urticifolia
white vervain, white verbena, nettle-leaved vervain
Family
Verbenaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
crenate, doubly serrate, serrate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, lanceolate, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
February - November
Height (meters)
0.4 - 2.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FAC
Habitat
Marshes, mesic woodlands, old fields, waste places, low rich or open woods, bottomlands, fencerows, pastures and streamsides.