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Rattail
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Rattail

Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich.) Vahl

Names

EnglishRattail
Dutch—
SpanishVerbena Falsa
Chinese蓝蝶猿尾木
Scientific nameStachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich.) Vahl

About this species

Stachytarpheta cayennensis is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family known by many English language common names, including blue snakeweed, Cayenne snakeweed, dark-blue snakeweed, bluetop, nettle-leaf porterweed, rattail, rough-leaf false vervain, blue rat's tail, Brazilian tea, Cayenne vervain, false verbena, joee, nettleleaf velvetberry, and Cayenne porterweed. Names in other languages include honagasō (Japanese), gervão-urticante (Brazilian Portuguese), piche de gato, rabo de zorro (Spanish), herbe à chenille, herbe bleue, queue de rat (French), ōi or ōwī (Hawaiian), sakura or ouchung (Chuukese), and tiāki (Māori). It is native to the Americas, from Mexico south through Central and South America to Argentina, as well as many islands of the Caribbean. It is known in many other parts of the world as an introduced species, including regions in Africa, India, Indonesia, Australia, Florida in the United States, and many Pacific Islands. Its distribution is now considered pantropical. In many places, such as New Caledonia, it has become an invasive species.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyVerbenaceae
GenusStachytarpheta

In Suriname

34Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1843First record
2020Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo3
  • Paramaribo3
  • Sipaliwini3
  • Para2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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