American Lopseed

Phryma leptostachya L.

Verbena family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Flower Color
Pink, Purple
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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