VERBENA FAMILY
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Verbena, Vervain Verbena bracteosa
Plate 24, fig. 7
The tiny blue to purple flowers of the Verbena are grouped in dense heads on decumbent stems. They bloom all summer on prairies, plains and in waste places at 4000-7500 ft. The garden Verbena is a near relative of the wild Verbena and originally came from Brazil.