Verbena incompta
Small Flowered Purple Top Vervain, Clasping Vervain
Other regional names: Purpletop Vervain +1 more
- Purpletop Vervain
- Untrimmed Vervain
Also known as: Verbena bonariensis subsp. brevibracteata Kuntze +2 more
- Verbena bonariensis subsp. brevibracteata Kuntze
- Verbena bonariensis var. brevibracteata Kuntze
- Verbena litoralis var. brevibracteata (Kuntze) N.O'Leary
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Verbenaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Verbena incompta (commonly known as Small-Flowered Purple-Top Vervain or Clasping Vervain) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Verbenaceae family. Naturally occurring in South America, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Cook Is., Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Great Britain, Illinois, Italy, Kenya, Louisiana, Madeira, Malaya, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Portugal, Queensland, Québec, South Australia, South Carolina, Spain, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Victoria, Virginia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe