Light Blue Snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl - Verbena family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Light Blue Snakeweed: Junonia evarete, Junonia evarete genoveva, Penthesilea sacculatlis

Native Range

  • USA:  Florida
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • USA+:  Puerto Rico
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.