Latin name: Verbena menthifolia Benth.
  Pronunciation: ver-BEE-na men-thi-FO-lee-a

  Common name: Mint-leaved vervain
  Family: Verbenaceae (Vervain)
  Habitat: Dry places, coastal sage scrub to 1000',
  shrubland, South Coast, west Peninsular Range,
  Otay Mesa

  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Verbena
  2) menthifolia
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