-
especially attracted for nectar.
Several species in this
genus are
known as
porterweeds.
Species include:
Stachytarpheta ×
abortiva Danser Stachytarpheta a****inata...
- Caribbean,
including Florida. It has many
common names including blue
porterweed, blue
snake weed, **** vervain,
Brazilian tea,
Jamaica vervain, light-blue...
- snakeweed,
Cayenne snakeweed, dark-blue snakeweed, bluetop, nettle-leaf
porterweed, rattail, rough-leaf
false vervain, blue rat's tail,
Brazilian tea, Cayenne...
-
medicinal plants.
Tawny Coster (Acraea violae) on
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (
Porterweed) in
Talakona forest Orchid-
Habenaria roxburghii in
Talakona forest, in...
-
verbena family known by the
common names changeable velvetberry,
coral porterweed, pink snakeweed, red snakeweed, and pink rat tail. It is
native to Mexico...
-
Garden emerald Resting on a blue
porterweed Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota...
- needle),
Croton rigidus (adormidera),
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (blue
porterweed),
Stigmaphyllon emarginatum (bull reed), and
Tabebuia heterophylla (roble)...
-
Tropical Garden Bulletin (April, 1979): 15–26 Hammer, R. (June 1996), "
Porterweeds: the sequel", Tillandsia: 2–3 Hammer, R. (1997), "Have we lost the young...
- butterfly,
whose caterpillars feed
solely on this plant), zinnias, pentas,
porterweeds, and others. A U.S.
Department of
Agriculture conservation planting guide...
- Black-crested
coquette feeding on blue
porterweeds...
