Index / Search / Samolus valerandi
§1 Plant
Samolus valerandi L.
vernacular seaside brookweed — species · Primulaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Primulaceae Batsch
- Genus
- Samolus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
- PR Puerto Rico Native
§2b
County-level range
· 918 counties across 37 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 918 counties across 37 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 15 B ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 12 B ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 28 B ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Clark 05019
- Conway 05029
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Hempstead 05057
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lee 05077
- Little River 05081
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Phillips 05107
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
California view state ↗ 14 B ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 3 B ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 B ▾
Florida view state ↗ 52 B ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Baker 12003
- Bradford 12007
- Brevard 12009
- Charlotte 12015
- Citrus 12017
- Collier 12021
- Columbia 12023
- DeSoto 12027
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Gilchrist 12041
- Glades 12043
- Hamilton 12047
- Hardee 12049
- Hernando 12053
- Holmes 12059
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lafayette 12067
- Lake 12069
- Lee 12071
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Martin 12085
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Monroe 12087
- Okeechobee 12093
- Orange 12095
- Osceola 12097
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Sarasota 12115
- Seminole 12117
- St. Johns 12109
- St. Lucie 12111
- Sumter 12119
- Suwannee 12121
- Taylor 12123
- Union 12125
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
Georgia view state ↗ 25 B ▾
- Baker 13007
- Bartow 13015
- Camden 13039
- Catoosa 13047
- Chatham 13051
- Columbia 13073
- Decatur 13087
- Early 13099
- Elbert 13105
- Glynn 13127
- Grady 13131
- Harris 13145
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jefferson 13163
- Lee 13177
- Liberty 13179
- Madison 13195
- McIntosh 13191
- Morgan 13211
- Screven 13251
- Union 13291
- Walker 13295
- Walton 13297
- Wilkes 13317
Illinois view state ↗ 55 B ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- Douglas 17041
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Fayette 17051
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Moultrie 17139
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Schuyler 17169
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- White 17193
- Williamson 17199
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 60 B ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Bartholomew 18005
- Blackford 18009
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- Decatur 18031
- Dubois 18037
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Johnson 18081
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Martin 18101
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- Rush 18139
- Scott 18143
- Shelby 18145
- Spencer 18147
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 1 B ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 13 B ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 55 B ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Boone 21015
- Bourbon 21017
- Boyle 21021
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Garrard 21079
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Nicholas 21181
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Simpson 21213
- Todd 21219
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Webster 21233
Louisiana view state ↗ 57 B ▾
- Allen 22003
- Assumption 22007
- Avoyelles 22009
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Lafayette 22055
- Lafourche 22057
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. James 22093
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- West Baton Rouge 22121
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Massachusetts view state ↗ 7 B ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 21 B ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 24 B ▾
- Adams 28001
- Amite 28005
- Attala 28007
- Bolivar 28011
- DeSoto 28033
- George 28039
- Hancock 28045
- Harrison 28047
- Hinds 28049
- Holmes 28051
- Itawamba 28057
- Jackson 28059
- Jefferson 28063
- Lee 28081
- Madison 28089
- Marshall 28093
- Monroe 28095
- Scott 28123
- Sharkey 28125
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Warren 28149
- Washington 28151
- Yazoo 28163
Missouri view state ↗ 72 B ▾
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carter 29035
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nevada view state ↗ 3 B ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 2 B ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 17 B ▾
New York view state ↗ 28 B ▾
- Bronx 36005
- Cayuga 36011
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Genesee 36037
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Orleans 36073
- Oswego 36075
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Ulster 36111
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 37 B ▾
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Brunswick 37019
- Camden 37029
- Carteret 37031
- Chowan 37041
- Craven 37049
- Currituck 37053
- Dare 37055
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Hertford 37091
- Hyde 37095
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Martin 37117
- Nash 37127
- New Hanover 37129
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Perquimans 37143
- Pitt 37147
- Rockingham 37157
- Stanly 37167
- Tyrrell 37177
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
Ohio view state ↗ 63 B ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Hardin 39065
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Mercer 39107
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Putnam 39137
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Van Wert 39161
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
Oklahoma view state ↗ 28 B ▾
- Alfalfa 40003
- Blaine 40011
- Bryan 40013
- Canadian 40017
- Cherokee 40021
- Cleveland 40027
- Comanche 40031
- Custer 40039
- Greer 40055
- Harmon 40057
- Harper 40059
- Jackson 40065
- Kingfisher 40073
- Kiowa 40075
- Lincoln 40081
- Love 40085
- Major 40093
- Marshall 40095
- McClain 40087
- McCurtain 40089
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Oklahoma 40109
- Ottawa 40115
- Payne 40119
- Pontotoc 40123
- Washington 40147
- Woods 40151
Oregon view state ↗ 2 B ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 10 B ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 B ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 19 B ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 51 B ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Carroll 47017
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Coffee 47031
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Giles 47055
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hancock 47067
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Hickman 47081
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lewis 47101
- Lincoln 47103
- Marshall 47117
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Perry 47135
- Putnam 47141
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Tipton 47167
- Union 47173
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 73 B ▾
- Armstrong 48011
- Austin 48015
- Bandera 48019
- Bastrop 48021
- Bell 48027
- Blanco 48031
- Bowie 48037
- Brazoria 48039
- Brazos 48041
- Brewster 48043
- Brown 48049
- Burnet 48053
- Cameron 48061
- Chambers 48071
- Collingsworth 48087
- Comal 48091
- Crosby 48107
- Denton 48121
- Erath 48143
- Fort Bend 48157
- Frio 48163
- Galveston 48167
- Gillespie 48171
- Gonzales 48177
- Grayson 48181
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Hays 48209
- Hemphill 48211
- Hidalgo 48215
- Hill 48217
- Houston 48225
- Hutchinson 48233
- Jackson 48239
- Jasper 48241
- Jeff Davis 48243
- Jefferson 48245
- Karnes 48255
- Kendall 48259
- Kerr 48265
- Kimble 48267
- Llano 48299
- Lubbock 48303
- Marion 48315
- McLennan 48309
- Medina 48325
- Mitchell 48335
- Montague 48337
- Motley 48345
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Newton 48351
- Oldham 48359
- Panola 48365
- Parker 48367
- Potter 48375
- Presidio 48377
- Randall 48381
- Real 48385
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- San Jacinto 48407
- San Saba 48411
- Scurry 48415
- Starr 48427
- Tarrant 48439
- Taylor 48441
- Travis 48453
- Tyler 48457
- Val Verde 48465
- Washington 48477
- Webb 48479
- Williamson 48491
- Wood 48499
Utah view state ↗ 2 B ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 2 B ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 57 B ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Campbell 51031
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Henrico 51087
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- York 51199
Washington view state ↗ 1 B ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 1 B ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SAVA3 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3169313 ↗Record version
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