Verbena brasiliensis

:"Brazilian Verbena" and "Brazilian Vervain" redirect here. See also below for a common misapplication of those names."Taxobox
name = "Verbena brasiliensis"


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Verbenaceae
genus = "Verbena"
species = "V. brasiliensis"
binomial = "Verbena brasiliensis"
binomial_authority = Vell.
synonyms ="Verbena bonariensis" "auct. non" L.

Brazilian Verbena or Brazilian Vervain, "Verbena brasiliensis", is a flowering plant species from the vervain family (Verbenaceae). It is native to parts of South America, namely Brazil, but has spread its range in recent times and has occasionally become an invasive weed.

In the past, several botanists have mistakenly applied the scientific name of the Purpletop Vervain, "V. bonariensis", to this species [USDA (2008)] . As a consequence, the common names "Brazilian Verbena" and "Brazilian Vervain" are sometimes erroneously applied to the Purpletop Vervain. [E.g. USDA (2007)]

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References

* (2007): Germplasm Resources Information Network - [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?41154 "Verbena bonariensis"] . Version of 2007-JAN-21. Retrieved 2008-AUG-07.
* (2008): Germplasm Resources Information Network - [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?408277 "Verbena brasiliensis"] . Version of 2008-FEB-07. Retrieved 2008-AUG-07.