马鞭草(Verbena officinalis)为马鞭草科植物。

多年生直立草本植物，基部木质化；四方形茎；倒卵形至长椭圆形的叶子对生，边缘通常3深裂；穗状花序顶生或腋生，形状似马鞭状，夏秋间开淡紫色唇形花。

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Verbena officinalis, the common vervain or common verbena, is a perennial herb native to Europe. It grows up to a metre/yard high, with an upright habitus. The lobed leaves are toothed, the delicate spikes hold mauve flowers.

This plant prefers limey soils; it is occasionally grown as an ornamental plant but perhaps more often for the powerful properties some herbalists ascribe to it. Propagation is by root cuttings or seed. It is widely naturalised outside its native range, for example in North America.