The colors below indicate the kind of documentation available for this species
in the California counties where it occurs.
Common Vervain Verbena lasiostachys (Verbenaceae)
The coarsely toothed leaves of Common Vervain are best developed at the base of the plant and become reduced in sized upward along the stem. Each flower in the spike-like inflorescence has fused petals forming a tube that expands into five flared lobes. The stems are square or four-angled as they are in the closely related mint family. The latter family differs consistently from the vervains in producing essential oils (hence the fragrance) and in having a deeply four-lobed ovary.
DISTRIBUTION: Wet or dry open places throughout the Calif. Floristic Province; < 2500 m.
