beach vitex |
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| Lamiales > Verbenaceae > Vitex rotundifolia L. f.
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Beach vitex is a perennial shrub with a woody stem that can sprawl more than 60 ft. (18 m) across the ground. Plants are up to 2 ft. (0.6 m) tall. Brittle stems tend to break off in high tide and float off and colonize new areas. Leaves are oval, silvery-gray and 1-2 in. (2.5-5 cm) long. Flowering occurs throughout the year, when small clusters of violet flowers develop at the ends of the branches. Fruit are round, 0.25 in. (0.6 cm) in diameter and dark purplish-black when mature. Beach vitex is native to the Pacific Rim and was introduced into the continental United States in the 1980s as a beach stabilization plant. Plants prefer sandy soils in full sun. |
Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
- Fact Sheet - South Carolina Beach Vitex Task Force
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Flower(s); flowers and leaves
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Flower(s); flowers and fruit
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Fruit(s);
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Infestation; habit
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Infestation; habit
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Infestation;
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Infestation; Beach Vitex spreading from secondary dunes
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Infestation;
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Infestation; Plants stripped of runner and fruit by major winter storm. December, 2004.
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Infestation; Seascapes Isle of Palms
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Invasive Reference(s):
Check Invasive.org for most current lists.
- South Carolina - EPPC List
- Invasive Plants: Guide to Identification and the Impacts and Control of Common North American Species
- Invasive Plant Atlas of the Mid-South
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