Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (Linnaeus) Vahl. Common name: Blue-flower, Jamaica Vervain, Rat-tail Vervain, Joee. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Dunes, pine rocklands, coastal rock barrens, roadsides. Distribution: FL peninsula; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl6, K4, Meso4.2, Mex, WH3; = Valerianoides jamaicensis (L.) Kuntze — S; Verbena jamaicensis Linnaeus. Basionym: Verbena jamaicensis L. 1753
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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