Verbena brasiliensis

Classification	Dicots
Family	Verbenaceae
Family (Traditional)	Verbenaceae
Genus	Verbena
Species:	Verbena brasiliensis Vell.
Common Name	Brazilian Vervain
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: South America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Blue; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Marginal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Fulton (KY), Madison (KY), Trigg (KY), Bradley (TN), Carter (TN), Fayette (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Lincoln (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Putnam (TN), Shelby (TN), Sullivan (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1982 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0184901	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Verbena brasiliensis
TENN-V-0184898	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Verbena brasiliensis
TENN-V-0184904	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Verbena brasiliensis
APSC0098022	Hardeman	Tennessee			APSC Verbena brasiliensis
APSC0000788	Lincoln	Tennessee	30 Jun 2000	D Estes, E W Chester 660	APSC Verbena brasiliensis
UCHT034369	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Verbena brasiliensis
TENN-V-0184897	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Verbena brasiliensis
APSC0098021	Hardeman	Tennessee			APSC Verbena brasiliensis
HTTU009839	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Verbena brasiliensis
UCHT034368		Tennessee			UCHT Verbena brasiliensis
TENN-V-0184899	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Verbena brasiliensis
UCHT023530	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Verbena brasiliensis
APSC0000789	Montgomery	Tennessee	13 Jul 1998	E W Chester 13399	APSC Verbena brasiliensis
APSC0000785	Trigg	Kentucky	22 Jul 1991	E W Chester 91-36-B	APSC Verbena brasiliensis
ETSU027203	Sullivan	Tennessee	10 Aug 2018	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker 18288	ETSU Verbena brasiliensis
ETSU007793	Washington	Tennessee	29 Sep 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Verbena brasiliensis
TENN-V-0185266	Fulton	Kentucky			TENN Verbena brasiliensis
UCHT023532	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Verbena brasiliensis
UCHT034367	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Verbena brasiliensis
TENN-V-0184896	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Verbena brasiliensis
TENN-V-0184895	Bradley	Tennessee			TENN Verbena brasiliensis
UCHT023524	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Verbena brasiliensis
UCHT023537	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Verbena brasiliensis
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	13 Aug 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Verbena brasiliensis
TENN-V-0184903	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Verbena brasiliensis
TENN-V-0184902	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Verbena brasiliensis
UCHT023536	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Verbena brasiliensis
UOS06205	Marion	Tennessee	30 Jul 2000	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Verbena brasiliensis
MEM020808	Fayette	Tennessee	15 Oct 2016	David Hilgeman 1004	MEM Verbena brasiliensis
MEM020366	Shelby	Tennessee	13 Sep 2015	Alison Lang 1	MEM Verbena brasiliensis
31234100679446	Fulton	Kentucky	28 Sep 1982	Raymond Athey	EKY Verbena brasiliensis
BEREA022273	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Verbena brasiliensis
TENN-V-0184900	Hardeman	Tennessee			TENN Verbena brasiliensis
UCHT023529	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Verbena brasiliensis
UCHT023528	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Verbena brasiliensis
APSC0000784	Trigg	Kentucky	22 Jul 1991	E W Chester 91-36-A	APSC Verbena brasiliensis
APSC0000790	Montgomery	Tennessee	13 Jun 1998	E W Chester 13306	APSC Verbena brasiliensis

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Verbena brasiliensis

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