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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Borrichia frutescens
Phenology Observation Sheet for Broadleaf Evergreens

COMMON NAME

Sea ox-eye daisy

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Borrichia frutescens

ALSO KNOWN AS

Bushy seaside tansy, Sea daisy, Sea marigold

Plant family

Aster (Asteraceae)

Plant group

Broadleaf Evergreens

A perennial that grows up to 3' tall, forming dense colonies which makes it appear shrub-like.
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OBSERVERS
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OBSERVATIONS
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Identification hints

Each flower head is surrounded by spiny green bract-type structures (phyllaries), and the leaf stalks also have at least one spine.
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Sea ox-eye daisy can be found from Maryland south all the way to Mexico. It is an introduced species in places like Spain and Bermuda.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , Maryland , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Texas , Virginia
HABITAT
This salt-tolerant aster typically grows in marshes, tidal flats, lagoons, and other coastal habitats.
ATTRIBUTES
Leaves
Oval, semi-evergreen, succulent leaves grow about 4" long. The leaves are silvery green with short hairs both above and below, and with a few teeth at the base.
Flowers
A yellow daisy-type flower is borne at the end of the stems, each with 15-30 ray florets, and many yellow disc florets with black stamens in the middle.
Fruits
Produces a burr like head full of single-seeded, more or less triangular shaped fruits.
Bloom Time
Blooms July and August in the US

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