FNPS Plant Database

Borrichia arborescens

shrubby sea ox-eye daisy
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

shrubby sea ox-eye daisy

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. Forms clones (groups of plants created by vegetative spread).

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Plant in coastal wetlands on upslope side of mangrove swamps.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries

Propagation:

Seeds or cuttings.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Stays wet -to- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Clay

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

10A,10B,11

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds, Mammals

Attracts various pollinators.  


Nectar plant for great southern white ( Ascia monuste ), Schaus' swallowtail ( Heraclides aristodemius ) obscure skipper ( Panoquina panoquinoides ) and other butterflies.

Birds and small mammals consume seed.

Native Habitats:

Coastal wetlands

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Most reproduction is vegetative (Lonard et al. 2015).

Citations:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+), Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Borrarbo ). Accessed 2025. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Lonard, Robert, Frank W. Judd, K.R. Summy, Hudson DeYoe, and Richard Stalter. (2015). The Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands: Borrichia frutescens (L.) DC. Journal of Coastal Research 31(3), 749-757. ( https://doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-14-00125.1 ). Accessed 2025.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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