| Family | VERBENACEAE |
| Genus species | Verbena microphylla Kunth |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth] 2: 272 (1818) |
| Native Range | Ecuador to nw. Argentina and c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 0-4600m |
| Description | leaves shortly petiolate, 1-2cm, ovate and triangular in outline, incised into three segments, middle segment trifid, the lateral bifid, inflorescence sessile, flowers 1cm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Glandularia microphylla (Kunth) Cabrera Lantana microphylla (Kunth) Mart. Verbena nivea Moldenke Verbena nivea f. rosea Moldenke |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |