Borrichia frutescens
Family: Asteraceae
Plant Description: Perennial, shrub or subshrub to 75 cm high, forming colonies. Leaves 3-6 cm long, thick. succulent, and opposite; without petioles, oblanceolate. Heads mostly solitary 2.5-3.5 cm wide. Disks yellow to brownish, rays yellow. Heads feel sharp to touch.
Plant Trivia:
Field Identification: Dominant plant where it grows. Light green, thick Place thumb gently against the disk. You feel the points of many sharp-pointed scales.
Occurrence: Common to brackish, saline, or other soils, along bay beaches and salt marshes.
Bloom Period: April-December
Plant Use:
stxflora 