Blue Porterweed
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Tropical Buckeye Butterfly larva feeds on the leaves. Very showy purple flowers with a mat forming growth.
Family: Verbenaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate: Terrestrial
Habit: Herb
Perennation: Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies, Mexico and Central America; now present further north in peninsular Florida, but probably naturalized there.
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Secure
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated