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Keywords:
Addition, Taxonomy, Western Himalaya, Verbenaceae, Uttarakhand
Verbena incompta P.W.Michael is reported and collected first time from Western Himalaya (Tehri Garhwal) of Uttarakhand. The species was seen growing on grassy fallow land between 500 and 1300 m. A brief description, phenology, distribution and photo plate has been provided for their easy identification in the field.
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Authors are grateful to the Vice-chancellor, and Head of Department of Botany and Microbiology, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand for providing help and necessary facilities.