Borrichia frutescens
Sea Ox-Eye Daisy
NATIVE
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Succulent, light green leaves with smooth margins and pointed leaves
Credit: Kristie Gianopulos. Used with permission.
FIELD ID CHARACTERISTICS:
Three prominent veins in leaves are distinctive as well as the "daisy" flowers, which persist from summer through fall.
Description: Low-growing succulent, rhizome forming shrub, often growing in extensive colonies almost to 1 m tall.
Leaves: Opposite, thick, narrow to broadly oblanceolate, 2 to 8 cm long and 1 to 3 cm wide. Leaves mostly entire, although sometimes slightly dentate. Petiole bases attached in a "U" shape against stem.
Flowers/Fruit: Attractive yellow flowers are typical of the Aster family. Spiky ball-shaped seedheads brown when mature. Blooms and fruits May to September.
Habit and Range: Common at the edges of salt marshes and mud flats in the outer Coastal Plain.
Typical Max Plant Height (m):
1
Leaf Arrangement:
Opposite
Leaf Division:
Simple
Leaf Margin:
Entire,
Toothed
Leaf Shape:
Oblanceolate
Inflorescence Color:
Yellow
Fruit Color:
Brown
Lifespan:
Perennial
Group:
Dicot
Family:
Asteraceae / Aster
Ecoregions Found In:
Outer Coast
