Verbena bonariensis




Family Verbenaceae
Scientific name Verbena bonariensis L.
Synonyms Verbena bonariensis L. forma albiflora Moldenke; Verbena bonariensis L. var. conglomerata Briquet; Verbena bonariensis L. var. hispida Moldenke; Verbena bonariensis L. var. longibracteata Walpers; Verbena elongata Salisbury; Verbena patagonica Moldenke; Verbena quadrangularis Vellozo; Verbena trichotoma Moench
Common name (Japanese common name) yanagi-hana-gasa (ヤナギハナガサ, 柳花笠 [meaning: willow flowering umbrella]), san-jyaku verbena (サンジャクバーベナ, 三尺バーベナ [meaning: 3 shaku verbain (1 shaku = ca. 30cm, 3 shaku = ca. 90cm)])
(English common name) Brazilian verbena, purple-top vervain, purpletop, South American vervain, tall verbena, upright verbena
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) [native] Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Habitat Field, roadside, riverside
Chromosomal number 2n=12, 14, 22, 28
Description Plants electing 100-150cm tall. Flowers purple corollas 1cm, flowering in June to September. Perennial plants.
Reference Verbena bonariensis L.
Verbena bonariensis L.
Note Naturalized plants.



July 2006
at open field
July 2006
at open field
July 2006
at open field



June 2006
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
June 2006
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
June 2006
at Kyoto Botanical Garden