Plant Profile: Beach Bur (Ambrosia chamissonis)
Karen Also known as silver beachweed and silver bur ragweed, this herbaceous perennial is native to maritime strand beaches and dunes of western North America from Baja California to Alaska. It…
Plant Profile: Railroad Vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae)
Also called bayhops, beach morning glory, seaside yam and goat’s foot, this evergreen, creeping, perennial vine is native to tropical and subtropical coastal areas around the world, growing especially on…
Plant Profile: Bay Bean (Canavalia rosea aka C. maritima)
Also known as seaside bean, beach bean, coastal jackbean and Mackenzie bean, this evergreen herbaceous perennial vine is native to cliffs, upper beaches, strands, and dunes of tropical and subtropical…
Plant Profile: Silky Beach Pea (Lathyrus littoralis)
Also known as silky beach vetching, strand sweet pea, and dune sweet pea this rhizomatous herbaceous perennial is native to beaches and dunes along the coastline of western North America…
Plant Profile: Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)
This very long lived evergreen palm is endemic to the subtropical and tropical Southeastern US where it grows in clumps or dense thickets as undergrowth in sandy coastal areas of…
Plant Profile: Ox-Eye Daisey (Borrichia frutescens)
Also known as sea oxeye, bushy seaside tansy, and sea-marigold, this semi-evergreen shrub is native to North America where it grows in wetlands and on beaches of the Atlantic and…
Plant Profile: Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea imperati)
This creeping perennial vine is native to coastlines of tropical and subtropical areas around the world where it grows on sandy beaches and dunes. It is a member of the…
Plant Profile: Sandcarpet (Cardionema ramosissimum)
Also called sand mat and tread lightly, this herbaceous perennial is native to beaches along the western coasts of South and North America from Chile to Washington. It is a…
Plant Profile: American Beach Grass (Ammophila breviligulata)
Also known as American marram grass, this cool season perennial grass is native to sand dunes along the coasts of the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean as far south…
Plant Profile: Carolina Desert-thorn (Lycium carolinianum)
Also known as Christmas berry, this evergreen shrub is native to coastal areas of Cuba, Mexico, and southeastern US from South Carolina to Florida and west to Texas, where it…