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National Invasive Species Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Beach Vitex

Scientific Name

Vitex rotundifolia L. f. (ITIS)

Common Name

Beach vitex, chasteberry, roundleaf chastetree, Monk’s pepper

Native To

Asia (Olsen and Bell 2005)

Date of U.S. Introduction

1989-1990 (Olsen and Bell 2005)

Means of Introduction

Introduced for erosion control (Olsen and Bell 2005)

Impact

Crowds out native species and may destroy sea turtle nesting habitat (Cousins et al. 2010)

Beach vitex

Beach vitex infestation, plants stripped of runner and fruit by major winter storm

Credit

Photo by Randy Westbrooks; Invasive Plant Control, Inc.

Source
Invasive.org.

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