| lilac chastetree | USDA PLANTS Symbol: VIAG U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Shrub or Subshrub |
| Vitex agnus-castus L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Lamiales: Verbenaceae |
| Native Range: S. Europe, W. Asia (REHD); |
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![]() Foliage; An invasive plant in central Texas Ronald F. Billings, Texas Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Flower(s); An invasive plant in central Texas Ronald F. Billings, Texas Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org |
![]() State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. |
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Aesculus pavia (red buckeye) Aesculus parviflora (bottlebrush buckeye) Amorpha fruticosa (desert false indigo) Bauhinia lunarioides (Texasplume) Callicarpa americana (American beautyberry) Cercis canadensis var. canadensis (eastern redbud) Cercis canadensis var. mexicana (Mexican redbud) Cercis canadensis var. texensis (Texas redbud) Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (blueblossom) Chionanthus virginicus (white fringetree) Clethra alnifolia (coastal sweetpepperbush) Elliottia racemosa (georgiaplume) Eysenhardtia texana (Texas kidneywood) Fothergilla major (mountain witchalder) Oxydendrum arboreum (sourwood) Salvia farinacea (mealycup sage) | ![]() More Information on Native Plants at: www.beplantwise.org PlantWise is a partnership between the National Park Service, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, The Garden Club of America and The National Invasive Species Council to prevent harmful invasive plants from invading natural areas. |












