PLANTS Profile for Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (light-blue snakeweed)

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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl
light-blue snakeweed

Symbol:

STJA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Verbenaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

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Photo of Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl

Stachytarpheta indica

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Cuba. Usage Requirements.

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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl

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Synonyms:
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl

	STIN2	Stachytarpheta indica Vahl
	VAJA	Valerianoides jamaicensis (L.) Kuntze

Distribution:
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl


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USA (AL, FL, HI), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl

View 32 genera in Verbenaceae, 11 species in Stachytarpheta

Classification:
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Verbenaceae – Verbena family
Genus	Stachytarpheta Vahl – porterweed
Species	Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl – light-blue snakeweed

Introduced Information:
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32204.

Time Generated: 02/09/2010 08:55 PM MST