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Verbena officinalis |
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Verbena officinalis, n See European vervain. Verbena a genus of plants in the family Verbenaceae. Verbena bonariensis called also purple top; suspected of causing sickness and abortion in cattle. Verbena officinalis contains a glycoside verbenalin reputed to cause contraction of the uterus and photosensitization. Called also common vervain. Verbena rigida thought to cause photosensitization. Called also Verbena venosa, wild verbena. Verbena tenuisecta suspected of causing deaths in chickens and photosensitization in sheep. Called also Mayne's pest. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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White campion is in full flower, along with purple vetch, purple bergamot, day lilies, blue vervain. Lobelia applied to the chest and/or a few drops of Blue vervain internally would often be enough. In addition, the team maintains wildflower gardens, which include several plants known to be used by local pollinating species, such as purple coneflower, Joe-Pye weed, tall coreopsis, spiked blazing star, milkweed, blue vervain and wild bergamot. |
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