Cayenne Snakeweed

Verbenaceae (verbena, or vervain family) » Stachytarpheta cayennensis

 

stak-ee-tar-FEE-tuh -- from the Greek stachys (ear of corn) and tarphys (thick)

kae-yen-EN-sis -- of or from Cayenne (capital city of French Guiana)

 

commonly known as: blue rat's tail, blue snakeweed, Brazilian tea, Cayenne snakeweed, Cayenne vervain, dark blue snakeweed, false verbena, joee, nettleleaf velvetberry, rough-leaved false vervain, vervain

 

Native of: tropical America; naturalized or cultivated pantropically

 

 

References: PIER • James Cook University • NPGS / GRIN

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