Jepson Flora Project: Jepson Interchange for California Floristics    
Verbena rigida Spreng.
VERBENACEAE
Initial Editorial Analysis 25 Feb 2003
Source of Report for California  
a 1985 Four Seasons (but see Editorial Comments 1), as cited in Kartesz & Meacham
b Hrusa et al., Madrono 49(2)61-98. 2002: DIST: CCo, NCoR, ScV, SnFrB: Hrusa et al. Current Status: No current information: DOC: Contra Costa Co: few scattered plants in lawn, Elmwood Rd., El Sobrante. Sept. 3, 1965, R. DeBoer s.n. (CDA); Marin Co.: Spontaneous in filled ground, San Pedro Rd. at Marin Yacht Club, San Rafael. Filled ground, edge of Yacht Harbor. Sept. 23, 1965, Gordon True 2652 (CDA); Sacramento Co.: spontaneous in sidewalk, 15th and P Sts., Sacramento. Aug. 15, 1961, R.M. Hawthorne s.n. (CDA); Sonoma Co.: Howell J.T. (1972, pg. 102): NOTES: Sometimes treated as V. venosa Gillies and Hooker.
Initial Editorial Comments in no way mentioned in Munz, Munz Supplement, The Jepson Manual [Ed. 1]; according to Source b, status uncertain, although conditions of cited occurrences seem not to qualify for inclusion in the flora according to criteria employed by Jepson Flora Project (25 Feb 2003)
Correspondence and Comments Subsequent to Initial Analysis
Correspondence 1 27 Aug 2004 e-mail from Jeff Greenhouse see Comment 1
Editorial Comments 1 Correspondence 1 indicates that the Kartesz & Meacham citation of "1985 Four Seasons" for Verbena rigida should read Four Seasons 6(3):13 (Aug. 1981).
Editorial Summary and Current Status
Editorial Summary rejection, not naturalized in CA, an agricultural, garden, or urban weed
Current Status JFP-4, accepted name for taxon occurring in CA only as agricultural or garden weed
Current Status Authority Barbara Ertter, as Editor, Jepson Flora Project
Current Status Date 25 Feb 2003
List of names for this Current Status category
List of ICPN names in Verbena
List of names from ICPN, Hrusa's Crosswalk, and Jepson Flora in Verbena

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