Verbena litoralis is a species of verbena known by the common names
seashore vervain and
Brazilian vervain, and in Hawaiian,
ōwī. It is native to the Americas from Mexico south through Central and South America to Argentina and Chile. It is present throughout the world as an introduced species and in some areas a noxious weed. It is naturalized in the contiguous United States, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Mauritius, the Galápagos Islan
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