Priva lappulacea
Cat's Tongue, Catstongue
Other regional names: Clammybur +1 more
- Clammybur
- Fasten 'pon Coat
Also known as: Blairia lappulacea Steud. +10 more
- Blairia lappulacea Steud.
- Busseria lappulacea (L.) Cramer
- Duranta parviflora Turcz.
- Priva echinata Juss.
- Priva lamiifolia M.Martens & Galeotti
- Priva lappulacea f. albiflora Moldenke
- Priva lappulacea f. lappulacea
- Privia lappulacea (L.) Pers.
- Tamonea lappulacea (L.) Poir.
- Verbena lappulacea L.
- Zappania lappulacea (L.) Lam.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Verbenaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Priva lappulacea (commonly known as Cat's-Tongue) is an annual belonging to the Verbenaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Galápagos, Gulf of Guinea Is.