Taxon: Verbena carolina L.

Summary

Genus:

Verbena

Section:

Verbena

Series:

Leptostachyae

Family:

Verbenaceae

Nomen number:

408278

Place of publication:

Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:852. 1759

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

08/17/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Moldenke, H. N. 1980. A sixth summary of the Verbenaceae, Avicenniaceae, Stilbaceae, Chloanthaceae, Symphoremaceae, Nyctanthaceae, and Eriocaulaceae of the world as to valid taxa, geographic distribution and synonymy. Phytologia Mem. 2:67.
Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	Carolina vervain			1	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tlaxcala		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona	s.	Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).

Native
Northern America

SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (s.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Reference(s)

Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
Nesom, G. L. 2010. Taxonomy of Verbena urticifolia (Verbenaceae) and its close relatives. Phytoneuron 2010-14:4-5.
Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=408278. Accessed 23 October 2026.