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Beach Vitex

Vitex rotundifolia

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Taiwan.January 56, February 57, March 78, April 210, May 218, June 213, July 166, August 184, September 170, October 114, November 55, December 47.
Taiwan1,568
Hawaii1,430
United States1,312
China834
Taiwan Province689
Taitung County312
New Taipei282
Japan272
North Carolina170
Yilan County146

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
GenusChastetrees · Vitex

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Beach Vitex with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.