Taxon:  Stachytarpheta mutabilis (Jacq.) Vahl



Summary
Genus:
Stachytarpheta
Family:
Verbenaceae
Nomen number:
403753
Place of publication:
Enum. pl. 1:208.  1804
Verified:
08/10/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Verbena mutabilis Jacq.

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Seeds

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  4. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  5. Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France.
  6. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  7. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  8. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  9. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: mentions
  10. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  11. Jardín Botánico Nacional. 1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
  12. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
  13. Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
  14. Munir, A. A. 1992. A taxonomic revision of the genus Stachytarpheta Vahl (Verbenaceae) in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 14:151-156.
  15. Nelson, C. H. N. 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras Note: Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  16. Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
  17. Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district.
  18. Steyermark, J. A. & O. Huber. 1978. Flora del Avila.
  19. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  20. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: mentions
  21. Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
  22. Wilson, S. B. et al. 2009. Seed production and viability of eight porterweed selections grown in northern and southern Florida. HortScience 44:1842-1849.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcoral porterweed  1Wilson, S. B. et al. 2009. Seed production and viability of eight porterweed selections grown in northern and southern Florida. HortScience 44:1842-1849.
Englishpink snakeweed  1Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Englishred snakeweed  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Swedishblåspira  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
2Cultivated    widely cult. 
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaMpumalanga Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Munir, A. A. 1992. A taxonomic revision of the genus Stachytarpheta Vahl (Verbenaceae) in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 14:151-156.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Munir, A. A. 1992. A taxonomic revision of the genus Stachytarpheta Vahl (Verbenaceae) in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 14:151-156.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Munir, A. A. 1992. A taxonomic revision of the genus Stachytarpheta Vahl (Verbenaceae) in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 14:151-156.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Munir, A. A. 1992. A taxonomic revision of the genus Stachytarpheta Vahl (Verbenaceae) in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 14:151-156.
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba w.Jardín Botánico Nacional. 1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Mpumalanga]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba (w.)

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. Friedmann, F. 1994. Flore des Seychelles ORSTOM Éditions, Paris, France.
  5. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  6. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  7. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  8. Jardín Botánico Nacional. 1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
  9. Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
  10. Munir, A. A. 1992. A taxonomic revision of the genus Stachytarpheta Vahl (Verbenaceae) in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 14:151-156.
  11. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  12. Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=403753. Accessed 12 May 2026.