Verbena L. >
Plants erect not rooting at nodes Verbena
Leaves sessile, often stem-clasping, coarsely serrate, 3–18 cm long. Spikes dense both in flower and fruit. Scabrous to hairy perennials
Corolla limb 7–8 mm diam. Calyx c. 4–6 mm long. Corolla tube nearly 3 times as long as the calyx. Perennial herb usually 20–40 cm high with creeping rhizome and erect or ascending stems. Coast; Cumberland Plain; lower Blue Mts Weed of waste ground. Introd. from S. America. Fl. spring–autumn Verbena rigidarigida