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Search Term(s): Verbena hastata   (1 record found)

VERBENACEAE
Vervain Family
Verbena hastata  (blue vervain)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Verbena: derived from the word Vervain; hastata: spear-shaped
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
July-August
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Wet meadows and marshes
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
Common
Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Flowers attract a variety of insects.
Medicinal Properties
Parts used: Leaf, Flower. Internally used for female reproductive problems like anxiety, agitation, and menstrual cramps; as a diaphoretic for colds and flu; migraines, spastic bladder, nervous stomach, mild Tourette's, Bell's Palsy, restless leg syndrome. Topically used as a poultice for boils, styes, and bruises.
ID Notes
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Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
Early Successional Herbaceous Upland Habitats (Piedmont Native Grassland)
Early Successional Shrub/Brush Upland Habitats (Coastal Plain Old Field)
Freshwater Herbaceous Tidal Wetlands
Seepage Slope Open Canopy Non-tidal Wetland (Piedmont)
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