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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Batis maritima
FAMILY
Bataceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Batis maritima
FAMILY
Bataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Batis maritima
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Batis maritima
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 065-01-001:
Batis maritima FAMILY Bataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Batis maritima
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 (Porcher, 1995).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Batis maritima
FAMILY
Bataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Batis maritima
FAMILY
Bataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Batis maritima
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Batis maritima
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 065-01-001:
Batis maritima
FAMILY
Bataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Batis maritima
2321
Subshrub
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Brackish marshes, "Batis flats", other salt flats, mangroves, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia, South Carolina, & possibly North Carolina
Common in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon in SC
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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!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p511
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p094
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p127
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p070
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