Verbenaceae

Catstongue

Priva lappulacea (L.) Pers.

Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Priva

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Catstongue: Priva lappulacea — Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Catstongue, Cat's tongue

Synonyms

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
Tamonea lappulacea (L.) Poir.
Verbena lappulacea L.
Zappania lappulacea (L.) Lam.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.