Family: Vervain
Season: late summer

Last Update: 26Apr98

(Jul-96; Montezuma WR; Mom/Dad)

(Aug-96; Michigan Hollow beaver dams)

(Jul-97; Yellow Barn Road; )

(Aug-99; Danby - Tavor Road; flower close-up)

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(Aug-99; Danby - Tavor Road; plant detail

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Blue Vervain

A common mid-late summer flower along open fields and ditches; common near creeks. Thin, branched spikes of indigo-purple. Blooms as a ring from the bottom of the spike to the top. Leaves are toothed, lance-shaped on a tall plant. More lance-shaped leaves than cousin White Vervain.