Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Subtropical grassland
Range: South America
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

Brazilian Vervain, also known as Verbena brasiliensis, is a flowering plant species from the vervain family (Verbenaceae) native to parts of South America, namely Brazil. It is an annual plant with purple flowers and has been introduced outside of its native range as an ornamental plant, but is now largely considered an invasive weed in these regions.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Verbena
Species: Verbena brasiliensis