Phyla fruticosa (P. Miller) K. Kennedy. Common name: Diamondleaf Frogfruit. Phenology: Feb-May. Habitat: Open, moist areas. Distribution: N. LA and sc. OK south through se. NM and TX to Mexico, Central America, and n. South America; also s. FL (where probably not native).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, K4, Mex, WH3; = Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene var. reptans (Kunth) Moldenke — Bah, GrPl, O'Leary & Múlgura (2012); = Phyla strigulosa M.Martens & Galeotti — NcTx, Tx; > Phyla fruticosa (Mill.) K.Kenn. — Meso4.2; > Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene var. reptans (Kunth) Moldenke; > Phyla strigulosa (M.Martens & Galeotti) Moldenke var. sericea (Kuntze) Moldenke; > Phyla strigulosa (M.Martens & Galeotti) Moldenke var. strigulosa; Verbena fruticosa P. Miller. Basionym: Verbena fruticosa Mill. 1768
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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