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Borrichia frutescens

(L.) DC.

Sea Oxeye

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129640

Element CodePDAST1F020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusBorrichia

Other Common Names

Bushy Seaside-tansy (EN) bushy seaside-tansy (EN) Seaside Oxeye (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1988-05-02

Change Date1988-05-02

Range Extent Comments

According to FNA (2006, vol. 21), "Borrichia frutescens grows in salt marsh and brackish backwaters along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from Virginia to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, and inland along the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. It is found on limestone rocky shores in the Florida Keys. It is introduced in Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Cuba."

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Florida	S5	Yes
South Carolina	S4	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S4	Yes
Virginia	S4	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
District of Columbia	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SH	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sheep Ridge Addition	Croatan National Forest	5,808

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.