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Verbena bonariensis (Tall Verbena, Purple Top)

Blouwaterbossie [Afrikaans]

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) >  Eudicotyledons >  Core Eudicots >  Asterids >  Euasterid I > Order: Lamiales>  Family: Verbenaceae >  Genus: Verbena

Annual herb originating from South America and now a widespread weed in southern Africa. Grows up to 1.6 m tall and found on floodplains, in grassland and in disturbed areas.

 

Verbena bonariensis

Verbena bonariensis, Nature's Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa [photo A. Mills ©]

 

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