Verbena officinalis L.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Verbenaceae// Genus: Verbena// Species: Verbena officinalis L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).

Habitat: Near rivers, disturbed ground, waste places, ruderal areas.

Distribution: Native to Old World to Australia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Flowering period: Summer – autumn: JUN,JUL, AUG, SEP.

Verbena officinalis – habit. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – habit. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – flowers. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – flowers. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – flowers. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – inflorescence with flowers and capsules. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – inflorescence with flowers and capsules. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – stem with leaves. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – stem with leaves. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – stems. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – plant base. “Kochanski dol” locality near Kochani, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – inflorescence with flowers and capsules. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – inflorescence with flowers and capsules. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbena officinalis – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski

References:

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Verbena officinalis L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330554-2 [Accessed 19.04.2022].

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