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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl
Light-blue Snakeweed, Beach Vitex, Blue Porterweed, Joee
Verbenaceae (Verbena Family)
Synonym(s): Stachytarpheta indica, Valerianoides jamaicensis
USDA Symbol: STJA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual , PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Blue , PurpleBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Distribution
USA: AL , FLNational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | FACU | FACU |
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Research Literature
Reslit 1532 - Seed Production and Viability of Eight Porterweed Selections Grown in Northern and Southern Florida (2009) S. B. Wilson, G. W. Knox, K. L. Muller, R. Freyre ...Reslit 1957 - Foliar fungi on weeds of Guam and the potential for Corynespora cassiicola as a bioherbicide for Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (2005) R. Schlub and L. Smith
This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Stachytarpheta jamaicensis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Stachytarpheta jamaicensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-05-25Research By: CBR