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Swamp verbena

Verbena hastata

Plants
NativeHerbBiennial · Perennial
Swamp verbena, photo 1 of 5
Swamp verbena, In flower
Swamp verbena, In fruit

Biennial herbaceous plant. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 719 observations of Swamp verbena in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Estrie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie172
  2. Outaouais126
  3. Estrie113
  4. Montréal85
  5. Mauricie46
  6. Laurentides41
  7. Centre-du-Québec33
  8. Capitale-Nationale33
  9. Lanaudière32
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches22
  11. Laval9
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  14. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup

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