Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Vitex rotundifolia
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
See more pictures at www.invasive.org.
Read more about Vitex at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitex rotundifolia
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
COMMON NAME:
Beach Vitex, Roundleaf Chaste-tree
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Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org bug_5285038
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A shrub or woody vine with runners, this can sprawl more than 60', per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org bug_5286092
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Stems root at nodes, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org bug_5286095
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Brittle stems break during high tides, floating off to colonize new beaches, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org bug_5287063
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Leaves oval, silvery-gray, with a spicy odor when crushed, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org bug_5287075
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Small clusters of violet-blue flowers bloom at branch ends, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Vitex rotundifolia
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitex rotundifolia
FAMILY
Verbenaceae