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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies
  6. Verbena Family
  7. Vervains
  8. Western Vervain

species 9,265 observations

Western Vervain

Verbena lasiostachys

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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70 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Common Buckeye, Fine-lined Sallow, Purplish Copper, Lantana Stick Moth 4
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Neolasioptera verbenae 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Snow Bunting, Lapland Longspur, Mourning Dove, Anna's Hummingbird 7
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Sara Orangetip, Fiery Skipper, Woodland Skipper 58

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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