species 41,472 observations
Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
Field notes
Verbena hastata, commonly known as American vervain, blue vervain, simpler's joy, or swamp verbena, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the vervain family, Verbenaceae. It forms stems up to 1.5 metres (5 feet) tall, topped by spikes of purplish flowers. It grows throughout the continental United States and in much of southern Canada in wet conditions.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Ailanthus Webworm Moth, Common Eupithecia Moth, Common Looper Moth, Common Buckeye
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Nebraska Calliopsis
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Calycomyza verbenae, Neolasioptera verbenae
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Northern Cardinal, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, California Quail
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee, Peck's Skipper
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Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Resists
- Wet soil
- Habit
- Erect
- Plant type
- Wildflower Herbaceous perennial
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.