Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Robust Vervain (Verbena lasiostachys var. scabrida) is a native perennial herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in open places, at elevations from 0-4900 feet.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

3 ft Tall

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Color

Purple

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Sunset Zones

7*, 8*, 9*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Site type

Open places

Plant communities

Wetland-Riparian

Hummingbirds
Birds
Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 8 likely

Confirmed Likely

Fine-Lined Sallow

Catabena lineolata

Oblique-Banded Leafroller Moth

Choristoneura rosaceana

Verbena Bud Moth

Endothenia hebesana

Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia