The Variable Stachytarphyta
Stachytarpheta mutabilis
Also known as Pink Snakeweed
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stachytarpheta mutabilis
- Genus
- Stachytarpheta
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Introduced to Old World
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About The Variable Stachytarphyta
The variable Stachytarphyta (Stachytarpheta mutabilis) is a shrub belonging to the Verbenaceae family (Verbena/Teak family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple/compound leaves, spike/raceme/cymose flower clusters, drupe fruit. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Introduced to Old World. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.

Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
The Variable Stachytarphyta belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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