Image © 2001, David L. Green
Verbena Bonariensis
South American vervain
Very similar Verbena brasiliensis included
Image © 2001, David L. Green
Image © 2002, David L. Green
Adult Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae
This plant supports a wide variety of lepidopterans, bees, syrphid flies, wasps and other pollinators. More photos will be added soon.
Family: Verbenaceae (vervain family)
Naturalized, very common along ditch banks, field margins
A plant of major importance to nectar feeders, because of long bloom, thru normal periods
of summer dearth.
More to come: under construction