| 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 |