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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Batis maritima
FAMILY
Bataceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Batis maritima
FAMILY
Bataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 065-01-001:
Batis maritima
FAMILY
Bataceae
COMMON NAME:
Saltwort, Beachwort, Batis, Turtleweed
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmbmaritima_hutch1
June Colleton County SC
Among the few species that can tolerate the high salinity of salt flats, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Batis maritima
FAMILY
Bataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Batis maritima
FAMILY
Bataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 065-01-001:
Batis maritima
FAMILY
Bataceae
2321
Subshrub
Perennial
Dioecious
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - SC
Common in GA, uncommon in SC
Habitat: Brackish marshes, "Batis flats", other salt flats, mangroves, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p094
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p070