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Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Photo by CourtneyVerk
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Field Notes

Notes:

Found on a public golf course off of the Bruce Trail in Milton Ontario.
These beautiful flowers were growing on either side a rocky stream among other weeds and daisies.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
CourtneyVerk
Added to the Edible and Medicinal plants mission.
Ashish
They are more beautiful once seen butterfly seated...
Ashish
Oh.. Yes Gordon... Verbenaceae family... We have Stachytarpheta Genus in India.
Gordon Dietzman
This looks like blue vervain (Verbena hastata). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_vervain for more information.
Ashish
May be Acanthaceae family herb...
Ashish
Look like good warm sunny weather after cloudy rainy weather ends...

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