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Questions and Answers: 2017

Question: Hi, a friend took this picture in a field in Western Mass., Would love an ID. Thanks!

  • Question

    Hi, a friend took this picture in a field in Western Mass., Would love an ID. Thanks!

    Answer

    Dear Alisaleigh, you've photographed Verbena hastata (blue vervain), a native member of the vervain family. It grows in opening and along shorelines. Best wishes.