Vitex rotundifolia L.f.
Detail
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Botanical Name
- Vitex rotundifolia L.f.
- Common Name
- Beach Vitex, Round-leaf Chaste-tree
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Vitex rotundifolia L.f.
- Comments
- This Asiatic vine is introduced along the coast from Alabama to Delaware, and is considered a noxious weed in the Carolinas. Not yet widespread in Virginia, it has the potential to become a major invasive in the state's maritime zone.
- Habitat
- Dunes and sandy yards along the coast in Virginia Beach; also recently collected at Bethel Beach, Mathews County. Probably planted as a salt-tolerant ornamental and now escaping and becoming invasive.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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