Verbenaceae
Nettleleaf velvetberry
Stachytarpheta urticifolia
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Stachytarpheta
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 長穗木, 荨麻叶假马鞭, 蓝蝶猿尾木
- English
- Nettleleaf velvetberry
Synonyms
- Verbena salisburii Endl.
- Zappania urticifolia (Sims) Poir.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Tonton Bernardo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andreas Manz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sunčana Bradley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: teresa lo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emily Chang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Margaret Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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.