Bracted Verbena (Verbena bracteata) also known as: Bracted Vervain, Bigbract Verbena, Bigbract Vervain, Large Bracted Vervain, Creeping Verbena, Prostrate Vervain, etc.  Division - Magnoliaphyta Class - Magnoliopsida Subclass - Asteridae Order - Lamiales Family - Verbenaceae Genus - Verbena  This plant can be a beautiful wildflower or it can be a scraggly weed, downtrodden and coming up from the sidewalk cracks.    Taxonomic List List by Scientific Name List by Common Name |