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Kingdom | Plantae |
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Sub Kingdom | Tracheobionta (vascular plant) | |
Superdivision | Spermatophyta (seed plant) | |
Division | Magnoliophyta (flowering plant) | |
Class | Magnoliopsida (dicotyledon) | |
Order | Lamiales | |
Family | Verbenaceae | |
Genus | Verbena | |
Species | officinalis | |
Classification | L. | |
Common name | herb-of-the-cross |
Geographic Range | it is native to the Mediterranean regions. |
Physical Characteristics | perennial plant; it may grow up to 30-60 centimeters. It has a wooden and branched stem; bright and slightly hairy leaves. Lower leaves are obovate, deeply carved and pedunculate. Upper leaves are lanceolate, sessile, and serrate. Flowers are small, violet and are situated in thin and long spikes. It flowers from July to September. |
Notes | it reproduces by seed or by cutting. |
Habitat | disturbed soils, meadows, uncultivated lands, roadsides. |
Sources | |
References | ISB: Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants - Institute for Systematic Botany - University of South Florida |
Web References | http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/ |
Source of the photo | http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/ |