Verbena gemmea, commonly known as glittering vervain, is a plant native to the California Floristic Province. It differs from Verbena lasiostachys by having a taller, erect growth habit; stipitate-glandular vestiture; calyces less than or equal to the floral bracts, oval in shape when in fruit; and a preference for moist habitats. The difference in morphological features led to Verbena gemmea being described as a separate species in 2024.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Glittering vervain being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Verbena
- Species
- Verbena gemmea
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