Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Stachytarpheta
Species: S. jamaicensis
Binomial name
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
(L.) Vahl
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Natural range of Stachytarpheta jamaicensis from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: light-blue snakeweed

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, S. jamaicensis has occurred in weedy areas on calcareous substrate (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Stachytarpheta jamaicensis at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Apidae: Bombus pennsylvanicus

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey. States and Counties: Florida: Monroe. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.