The New Invader… Beach Vitex
Last year we introduced the issue of beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) to residents of Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key. This plant was introduced to the Carolina coast in the 1980’s to restore dunes after a… Read More
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Another New Invader is in Town – Beach Vitex
Beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) is a plant native to the western shores of the Pacific Ocean. It was first brought to the United States in the 1980’s to help stabilize and restore dunes in the… Read More
Beach Vitex… Is It A Growing Problem?
It’s actually a pretty plant, this beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia), and it is very good at stabilizing eroding dunes; but folks along the Atlantic coast had no idea how invasive it would become. In the… Read More
Beach Vitex… Is It A Growing Problem?
It’s actually a pretty plant, this beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia), and it is very good at stabilizing eroding dunes; but folks along the Atlantic coast had no idea how invasive it would become. In the… Read More