Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
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Scientific Name:<br />
Common Name(s):<br />
Vitex rotundifolia<br />
Beach Vitex<br />
Height:<br />
Leaves:<br />
Flowers:<br />
Bark:<br />
Fruit:<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r:<br />
Treatment:<br />
1-3 feet, ground cover<br />
Opposite, oval , semi-waxy leaves, dies back in winter<br />
Small clusters <strong>of</strong> purple to white flowers in summer<br />
Grey-brown<br />
Small round fruit ¼ inch in diameter. Purple to black when ripe<br />
Likes coast, may crowd out native dune plants. Pest problem found mainly<br />
in south east coast <strong>of</strong> South Carolina but making its way south.<br />
http://www.northinlet.sc.edu/resource/vitex_pictures/bv_in_bloom.jpg<br />
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