Stachytarpheta mutabilis
Changeable Velvetberry, Coral Porterweed
Other regional names: Pink Snakeweed +1 more
- Pink Snakeweed
- Red Snakeweed
Also known as: Cymburus mutabilis (Jacq.) Salisb. +9 more
- Cymburus mutabilis (Jacq.) Salisb.
- Stachytarpheta cayennensis var. schiedeana Loes.
- Stachytarpheta mutabilis var. violacea Moldenke
- Stachytarpheta purpurea Greenm.
- Stachytarpheta zuccagnii Roem. & Schult.
- Valerianodes mutabile
- Valerianoides mutabile (Rich.) Kuntze, 1891
- Valerianoides mutabilis (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Verbena mutabilis Jacq.
- Zappania mutabilis (Jacq.) Lam.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Verbenaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Stachytarpheta mutabilis (commonly known as Changeable Velvetberry or Coral Porterweed) is a shrub within the Verbenaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
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)
Bangladesh, Fiji, Hawaii, India, Malaya, Seychelles, West Himalaya, Zimbabwe