Verbenaceae FAMILY
Verbena officinalis
Verbena officinalis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Verbena officinalis is a perennial plant growing up to 1 metre tall. The plant is often used in modern herbalism, where it has a wide range of applications. It is usually gathered from the wild both for local use and for sale, but is sometimes also cultivated.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeA worldwide weed in the temperate and tropical zones.
HabitatWaste ground and roadsides, avoiding acid soils and shady positions[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. , 7 Title Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Chiej. R. Publisher MacDonald Year 1984 ISBN 0-356-10541-5 Description Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].