Verbena brasiliensis

Basic information
Scientific name	Verbena brasiliensis	Click to magnify
Common names	Brazil vervain
Higher taxon	Verbenaceae, Lamiales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	South America.
Habitat	Port area, riverside, urban area, vacancy, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Southern Tohoku and Kanto District to western Japan
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Recorded since around 1957, in Fukuoka and Kanagawa Prefs.
Route	Unknown.
Impact	Competition with native species. Native organism(s) affected: Riverside vegetation.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Unknown.

Reference	Notes
Eguchi et al. (2005) Reproduction and ecological impact of the alien plant Verbena brasiliensis Vell. on a river floodplain. Jpn J Conserv Ecol. 10, 119-128 (in Jpn) Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Tokyo (in Jpn) etc.