North Carolina Native Plants Society - Native Plants Gallery - Borrichia frutescens

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Borrichia frutescens

Sea Ox-eye, Bushy Seaside Tansy

Native/Alien:	Native
Type:	Shrub
Size in Feet:	3
Light:	Full-Sun
Soil Moisture:	Hygric^(*)
Bloom Time:	May - June - July - August - September
Bloom Area:	Coast
Notes:	Some plants get covered by salt water on most full lunar high tides and so have an important role in marsh stabilization and habitat. Other colonies are on high, dry land. It produces masses of seeds, but seems to spread as much by its roots / rhizomes as by seeds.
Bloom Jack Spruill
Bloom & Leaves Jack Spruill
Root System Jack Spruill
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record eFloras Plant