Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Lamiales > Verbenaceae > Verbena > Verbena bracteataVerbena bracteata (bracted vervain; carpet vervain; prostrate vervain; prostrate verbena; bigbract verbena)Synonyms: Verbena bracteata f. albiflora; Verbena bracteata f. brevibracteata; Verbena bracteata f. imbricata; Verbena bracteata var. brevibracteata; Verbena bracteosa; Verbena bracteosa var. albiflora; Verbena bracteosa var. brevibracteata; Verbena brevibracteata; Verbena canescens (heterotypic); Verbena confinis; Verbena imbricata; Verbena prostrata (heterotypic); Verbena repens (heterotypic); Verbena rudis; Verbena squarrosa; Verbena subuligera; Zappania bracteosa Verbena bracteata is a species of verbena known by the common names bracted vervain, bigbract verbena, prostrate vervain, and carpet vervain. It is native to North America where it is widespread, occurring throughout the continent except for northern Canada and southern Mexico. It occurs in many types of habitat, especially disturbed areas, where it grows as a common weed; it typically blooms between the months of May and October. This annual or biennial herb produces several hairy, spreading stems up to 30 centimeters long forming a low mat on the ground. The hairy leaves are toothed or lobed. The inflorescence is a spike of flowers which is dense with long, pointed, leaflike bracts each up to 8 millimeters long. Each small tubular flower is about half a centimeter wide and white to pale |
Lifespan [1] | Annual/Biennial/Perennial | Structure [2] | Herb |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
V |
4731 |
Nebraska, United States |
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Arches National Park |
II |
76539 |
Utah, United States |
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Badlands National Park |
II |
178535 |
South Dakota, United States |
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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area |
V |
36286 |
Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Canyonlands National Park |
II |
335430 |
Utah, United States |
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park |
II |
15448 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Central Plains Biosphere Reserve |
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15345 |
United States |
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Death Valley National Park |
II |
762125 |
California, Nevada, United States |
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Desert Biosphere Reserve |
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68236 |
Utah, United States |
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Devils Tower National Monument |
V |
1361 |
Wyoming, United States |
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Fort Larned National Historic Site |
III |
706 |
Kansas, United States |
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Grand Canyon National Park |
II |
1210128 |
Arizona, United States |
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Homestead National Monument of America |
V |
850 |
Nebraska, United States |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve |
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5901 |
California, United States |
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Petrified Forest National Park |
II |
44522 |
Arizona, United States |
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Pipestone National Monument |
V |
326 |
Minnesota, United States |
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Rocky Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
239938 |
Colorado, United States |
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Scotts Bluff National Monument |
V |
3185 |
Nebraska, United States |
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Shortgrass Steppe LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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Colorado, United States |
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Walnut Canyon National Monument |
V |
3386 |
Arizona, United States |
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White Sands National Monument |
III |
139922 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Wind Cave National Park |
II |
29471 |
South Dakota, United States |
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Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve |
II |
2196863 |
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Zion National Park |
II |
135667 |
Utah, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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