OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 1 taxon in the family Bataceae, Batis family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Saltwort, Beachwort, Batis, Turtleweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Batis maritima   FAMILY: Bataceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Batis maritima   FAMILY: Bataceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Batis maritima 065-01-001   FAMILY: Bataceae

 

Habitat: Brackish marshes, "Batis flats", other salt flats, mangroves

Common in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon in SC

Native to Georgia, South Carolina, & possibly North Carolina

 


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"Traditional monographic taxonomy, with descriptions of taxa, keys to facilitate their identification, distribution maps, and assessments of habitat and relative abundance or rarity, has become increasingly rare." — Alan S. Weakley in Flora of the Southeastern US (2023)