Verbena bracteata

Classification	Dicots
Family	Verbenaceae
Family (Traditional)	Verbenaceae
Genus	Verbena
Species:	Verbena bracteata Cav. ex Lag. & Rodr.
Common Name	Bigbract Verbena
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; Duration: Biennial; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; 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 Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: Purple; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 4; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Marginal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4
C value	2
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4S5] (State Rank); G5 (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

Synonym	Full Citation
Verbena bracteosa	Verbena bracteosa Michx.
Verbena bracteosa var. brevibracteata	Verbena bracteosa var. brevibracteata
Verbena imbricata	Verbena imbricata Woot. & Standl.
Verbena squarrosa	Verbena squarrosa
Verbena subuligera	Verbena subuligera

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), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Madison (KY), Trigg (KY), Benton (TN), Carroll (TN), Cheatham (TN), Chester (TN), Franklin (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Tipton (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1897 - 1997

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0184893	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Verbena bracteata
TENN-V-0185255	Jefferson	Kentucky			TENN Verbena bracteata
MEM006015	Fulton	Kentucky	06 Jun 1972	Raymond Athey 1798	MEM Verbena bracteata
MEM020422	Carroll	Tennessee	12 Jul 1970	Betty Ann Thompson 15	MEM Verbena bracteata
31234100679420	Madison	Kentucky	01 Jan 1993	Gary W. Libby 1993	EKY Verbena bracteata
31234100679412	Shelby	Tennessee	22 Jun 1970	Elizabeth M. Browne 70H13.1	EKY Verbena bracteata
TENN-V-0184883	Chester	Tennessee			TENN Verbena bracteata
TENN-V-0184894	Tipton	Tennessee			TENN Verbena bracteata
APSC0000781	Lauderdale	Tennessee	30 Jun 1988	M Guthrie 2035	APSC Verbena bracteata
APSC0108679	Fulton	Kentucky			APSC Verbena bracteata
APSC0000779	Trigg	Kentucky	14 Jul 1966	E Wofford 1889	APSC Verbena bracteata
HTTU016767	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Verbena bracteata
TENN-V-0184890	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Verbena bracteata
TENN-V-0184885	Lauderdale	Tennessee			TENN Verbena bracteata
TENN-V-0184884	Chester	Tennessee			TENN Verbena bracteata
APSC0110115	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Verbena bracteata
APSC0000783	Montgomery	Tennessee	16 May 1974	E W Chester 2710	APSC Verbena bracteata
N/A	Cheatham	Tennessee	19 Aug 1897	H. Eggert	UCHT Verbena bracteata
TENN-V-0184891	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Verbena bracteata
APSC0088501	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Verbena bracteata
MTSU020794	Rutherford	Tennessee	05 May 1955		MTSU Verbena bracteata
TENN-V-0184892	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Verbena bracteata
APSC0000782	Montgomery	Tennessee	12 Aug 1997	E W Chester 13200	APSC Verbena bracteata
APSC0000780	Montgomery	Tennessee	14 Jul 1974	E W Chester 2797	APSC Verbena bracteata
MTSU020795	Rutherford	Tennessee	24 Jun 1954		MTSU Verbena bracteata
TENN-V-0184887	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Verbena bracteata
TENN-V-0184882	Benton	Tennessee			TENN Verbena bracteata
TENN-V-0184889	Obion	Tennessee			TENN Verbena bracteata
TENN-V-0184886	Lauderdale	Tennessee			TENN Verbena bracteata
31973000020353	Kenton	Kentucky	11 Aug 1978	Applegarth, Patrick 471	KNK Verbena bracteata
TENN-V-0184888	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Verbena bracteata
N/A	Franklin	Tennessee	09 Jun 1897	H. Eggert	UCHT Verbena bracteata
MEM016586	Lauderdale	Tennessee	14 Aug 1976	Patrick Keiran 697	MEM Verbena bracteata
MEM013709	Tipton	Tennessee	12 Jul 1968	Sarah J. Warrington 200	MEM Verbena bracteata

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