NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Borrichia frutescens
Sea Ox-eye, Bushy Seaside Tansy
Scientific Name: |
Borrichia frutescens |
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Genus: |
Borrichia |
Species Epithet: |
frutescens |
Common Name: |
Sea Ox-eye, Bushy Seaside Tansy |
Plant Type |
Shrub |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Asteraceae (Aster Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
1-3 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Wet |
Bloom Time: |
May, June, July, August, September |
Growing Area: |
Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Salt and brackish marshes. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Opposite |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Important for Wildlife |
Landscape Value: |
Not Recommended for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S4: Apparently secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
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. |
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Bloom
Jack Spruill |
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Bloom & Leaves
Jack Spruill |
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Root System
Jack Spruill |
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