Tuberous Vervain

Sandpaper or Course Verbena or Verveine (FR) (Verbena rigida) cultivated in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France. Photographed on 30 June 2010.Native of South America.www.inaturalist.org/observations/55540028

A widespread species, here at University of B.C. Gardens.In context at www.dixpix.ca/sth_cordillera/flora/verbenas/index.html

Sandpaper or Course Verbena or Verveine (FR) (Verbena rigida) cultivated in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France. Photographed on 30 June 2010.Native of South America.www.inaturalist.org/observations/55540028

A scented garden favorite, known as Tuberous Vervain and as Sandpiper Verbena. The native range is from northeast Argentina to southeast Brazil. Photo from Iguazu area.