
Verbena litoralis
Seashore vervain
As recorded: Verbena litoralis Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae
- Collected by
- Curtiss, C.C.
- Collector number
- 307
- Date
- February 16, 1922
- Locality
- Along coast line, near sea level
- Island
- Rapa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Moldenke, H.N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Verbena litoralis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,119 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Te Ākau, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Tongapōrutu 4378, New Zealand
(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-19
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
FH64+863 Humedal Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria Costanera Norte, Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
no rights reserved

2026-10-06
Mākara, Wellington, New Zealand
(c) Max, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
María Auxiliadora, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chis., México
(c) Samdy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Verbena litoralis. BISH 187854. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956319434. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/187854.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956319434 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
