390 PLANT NAMES ANT) SYNONYMS 



Aaron's-rod, Adam's-flannel, Blanket-leaf, Bullock's- Lung- 

 wort, Cow's or Clown's Lungwort, Candlewick, Feliwort, 

 Flannel-leaf, Old-man's flannel, Hare's-beard, Hedge-taper 

 (Hog-taper, High-taper, Hig-taper), Ice-leaf, Jacob' s-staflf, 

 Jupiter' s-staff', Lady's foxglove, Peter's- staff'. Shepherd' s-club, 

 Torches, Torch wort, Velvet-T>lant, Woollen; Ger. Wollkraut, 

 Konigskerze, Hiinmelbrand; Fr. Bouillon blanc, Mol^ne; Sp. 

 Gordoloba. Leaves, Fol. verbasci, mucilaginous, demulcent. 

 Flowers vulnerary, anodyne. In Germany the flowers of (c) 

 V. Phloiiioides L. and ofV. thapsiforme Schrad. (V, Thap- 

 sus G. Meyer, -not L. ) are used also. 



2091. YERBENA, L. Verbena, Vervain. Yerbenaceae. 



Latin name, applied first to green boughs used in certain 

 sacred ceremonies. Syn. Bnchneraf, Glandularia; in part. 

 Herbs, some shrubby, a few highly ornamental. About 100 

 species, nearly all American; 24 in U. S. 



a. Y. Canadensis (L.) Brit. (B. Canadensis L. 1767, V. Aubletia 



Jacq. 1772 (Kew), G. Carolinensis J. G. Gmel. ). Southeast- 

 ern (J. S. to Mexico. Large-flowered Verbena. This and (b) 

 V. bipinnatiflda Nutt., south-central U. S., are the originals 

 of most of our garden Verbenas. 



b. Y. officiniilis L. Europe and Asia, nat. in U. S. European 



Vervain (Vervein, Vervine, Vervin, Berbine), Blue Vervain 

 (of Europe), Enchanter's herb. Enchanter's plant, Herb-of- 

 grace, Herb-of-the-cross, Holy-herb, Juiio's-tears, Pigeon-grass, 

 Simpler' s-joy; Ger. Eisenkraut, Eisenhart, Stahlkraut, Isen- 

 kraut, Venusblut; Fr. Verveine officinale (Codex). Herby H. 

 verbenae v. columbariae v, sanguinalis; astringent, vulnerary. 

 Leaves a substitute for Chinese tea. 



c. Y. hastata L. (V. paniculata Lam.). Canada and eastern to 



central U. S. Blue Vervain, American Blue Vervain, Common 

 Vervain, American or False Vert^ain, Wild Hvssop, Iron-wee<i*, 

 Purvain, Simpler's-joy. Flowering herb, nauseant, expectorant, 

 sudorific. (d) Y. stricta Vent. (V. rigens Michx. ), Ohio 

 to New Mexico, Hoary or Mullen-leaved Vervain, is called also 

 Fever-weed; (e) Y. urticifolia L., Canada and eastern U. S., 

 is White Vervain, Nettle-leaved Vervain, the plant used in 

 Rhus poisoning. 



2092. VERBESINA, L. Crown-beard. Compositae. 



Name altered from Verber a, q. v. Syn. Actinomeris, Nutt, 

 recognized by Benth. & Hook, as a distinct genus; Siege-beckia, 

 Ximenesia, Coreopsis, in part. Rough herbs, often wiih decur- 

 rent leaves. About 60 species, mostly of New World; 12 in 

 U. S. 



a» V. alternifolia (L. ) Brit. (C. altemifolia L., A. squarrosa 

 Nutt. (Kew), A. alternifolia DC). Southeastern U. S. 

 Actinomeris, Wing-stem, Stick-weed, (b) Y. helianthoides 

 Michx. Iowa to Texas and Georgia. Sunflower Crown-beard. 

 Plant reputed diuretic. 



