Flower profile
Texas vervain
Verbena halei
Texas vervain is a wildflower that USDA PLANTS lists as native in the lower 48 states. In Texas it's most often seen in bloom in March–September.
*iNaturalist research-grade observations, as of October 17, 2026.
On our lists for: Texas
Quick look
Verbena halei, commonly known as Texas vervain, Texas verbena, or slender verbena, is a flowering plant in the vervain family, Verbenaceae. It is native to much of the southern United States and Mexico. Scattered populations have been found along the east coast, and its range stretches south to Florida, west to Arizona, and throughout most of Mexico. It is a perennial shrub and grows in thickets and woodland borders.
- It belongs to the Verbenaceae family. iNaturalist
- USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) / a subshrub with a perennial life cycle. USDA PLANTS
- USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 13 states. USDA PLANTS
- NatureServe lists it as native to Texas. NatureServe
- In Texas, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in March–September. iNaturalist
- iNaturalist has 12,185 research-grade sightings of it in Texas, ranking #43 among the 109 flowers on our Texas list. iNaturalist
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When does it bloom?
In Texas, most flowering sightings come in March–September.
Conservation status
- Federal (U.S. ESA)
- Not listed No U.S. Endangered Species Act listing in the USFWS ECOS database. USFWS ECOS
- NatureServe global
- G5 Secure worldwide. NatureServe
- Texas
- Not listed Not on Texas endangered and threatened plants (31 Tex. Admin. Code § 69.8), as listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife. NatureServe: SNR, not yet ranked in Texas. 31 TAC 69.8
- Rare elsewhere
- No other U.S. state ranks it S1, S2, SH or SX.
Checked October 17, 2026. Rankings and lists can change, so follow the links for the latest.
Can you eat it?
None of the sources we checked (NC State Extension (no page for this plant), USDA PLANTS) say whether it's edible or poisonous for people.
It isn't on the ASPCA plant list.
🌿 Never eat a wild plant unless you're certain of its ID; this isn't medical advice. Worried about a person? Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. Worried about a pet? Call your vet.
Where does it grow?
USDA PLANTS records Texas vervain in 13 states.
recorded by USDA PLANTS on our state lists not recorded
See the full list of states
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas.
Texas counties with USDA records: Anderson, Andrews, Angelina, Aransas, Archer, Atascosa, Bastrop, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Brewster, Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Coke, Coleman, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Cooke, Culberson, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Dimmit, Duval, Eastland, Erath, Fannin, Fayette, Freestone, Frio, Galveston, Garza, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hardeman, Hardin, Harris, Hidalgo, Hood, Houston, Hutchinson, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones, Karnes, Kaufman, Kenedy, Kerr, Kleberg, Lampasas, Lavaca, Leon, Live Oak, Llano, Madison, Marion, Martin, McLennan, Medina, Midland, Milam, Montague, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Nueces, Orange, Palo Pinto, Parker, Pecos, Polk, Rains, Reagan, Real, Red River, Reeves, Robertson, Runnels, Rusk, San Jacinto, San Patricio, San Saba, Shelby, Smith, Starr, Tarrant, Taylor, Throckmorton, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Wichita, Willacy, Wilson, Young, Zapata.
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Sources
- USDA, NRCS. PLANTS Database, profile VEHA.
- iNaturalist, Verbena halei: taxonomy, research-grade observation counts and “Flowering” annotations, retrieved October 17, 2026.
- Wikipedia, Verbena halei (lead quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Texas: Texas endangered and threatened plants (31 Tex. Admin. Code § 69.8), as listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife.
- Texas: Texas noxious and invasive plant list (4 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.300(a)).
- USFWS, ECOS species database (ESA listing check), October 17, 2026.
- NatureServe Explorer, Verbena halei (global and state ranks).
- Edibility and toxicity: no source found (marked "not well documented").
- Photo: Linda Jo Conn via iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · resized.