Hoary Vervain, Woolly Vervain
Verbena stricta Vent.
Verbenaceae (Verbena Family)
▲ seedling
▲ young plant
▲ flowering plant
▲▼ flowers
· Hoary Vervain:
o Native short-lived perennial, growing 3-5 feet tall, with opposite, oval, toothed, hairy, textured leaves
o Flowers are in narrow, upright racemes, usually blue or purple in color (sometimes white)
o Found in fallow fields, pastures, disturbed sites, roadsides
o FHas broader, more hairy leaves and not as blue flowers as similar blue vervain