Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vitex agnus-castus
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Read more about Vitex at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitex agnus-castus var. agnus-castus
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitex agnus-castus var. agnus-castus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitex agnus-castus var. caerulea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 162-03-001:
Vitex agnus-castus FAMILY Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vitex agnus-castus
COMMON NAME:
Chaste-tree
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Ronald F. Billings, Texas Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_5005043
Month Unknown
Lvs palmately compound; leaflets elliptic-lanceolate to oblanceolate, entire, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org bug_5405884
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vitex agnus-castus
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vitex agnus-castus var. agnus-castus
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitex agnus-castus var. agnus-castus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vitex agnus-castus var. caerulea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 162-03-001:
Vitex agnus-castus
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vitex agnus-castus
2509
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Pastures, woodland edges, suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe
Rare in GA & SC (waifs in NC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Palmately compound: 5-7 leaflets
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Blue/ Purplish
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
5-toothed campanulate calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed campanulate corolla
4 stamens
Bisexual
Inflorescence a terminal thyrse
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p122
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p060
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p375
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