Some Common Plants of Upper Newport Bay
Western Verbena  (Verbena lasiostachys ssp. lasiostachys)
Leaf:  Coarsely toothed, upper surface grayish green, usually hairy, best developed at the base, becoming smaller toward the top of the stems.  Stems are square like the related mint family.
Leaf: Big Canyon - 11-May-04
Leaf: Big Canyon - 11-May-04
Date: 10/19/2004