Flower ID: IMG_0680.JPG-07-28-2018 Flower name (scientific): Verbena urticifolia Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ver-BEE-nuh ur-tiss-ih-FOE-lee-ah Flower name (common): White Vervain Family name (common): Verbena Family name (scientific): Verbenaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: For the plants from which the leafy branches or twigs were taken and used in religious ceremonies or for medicinal applications. Also, medieval Latin for vervain. Specific epithet: Nettle-leaved, having leaves that resemble the nettle Urtica. Common name origin: From the flower color, and from the French verveine, plants thought to have therapeutic properties. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (0.3 to 0.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Spike Plant description: Size: 16 to 40 inches (41 to 102 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Leaves up to 12 to 15 cm long and up to 6 to 7 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, lanceolate to ovate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, woods, prairies, thickets, streambanks, sun or part shade, dry or moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: The Meskwaki prepared a tea from the roots and used it to deal with extreme menstruation (Smith, pp. 251-252, 1928). Latitude: 44.795400 Longitude: -91.485807 Altitude: 261.50 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) In Canada: (MB, NB, ON, QC, SK) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na