FNPS Plant Database
Borrichia arborescens
shrubby sea ox-eye daisy, tree seaside oxeye
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Nomenclature
Common Name:
shrubby sea ox-eye daisy, tree seaside oxeye
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Borrichia arborescens
Family:
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
3-5 ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
evergreen; blooms year-round
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Plant in coastal wetlands on upslope side of mangrove swamps.
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
seeds or cuttings; forms clones (groups of plants created by vegetative spread)
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
Stays Wet ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Clay, Sand
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
10A, 10B, 11
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
Birds and small mammals consume seed.
Attracts various pollinators. Nectar plant for great southern white (Ascia monuste), Schaus' swallowtail (Heraclides aristodemius) obscure skipper (Panoquina panoquinoides) and other butterflies.
Native Habitats:
Coastal wetlands
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Most reproduction is vegetative (Lonard et al. 2015).
Citations:
Nelson, Gil. 2003. Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Workman, Richard W. 1980. Growing Native: Native Plants for Landscape Use in Coastal South Florida. Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, Inc.: Sanibel, FL.
