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Sea Lavender

Tournefortia gnaphalodes

Description:

Smal glaucous leaved woody shrub with light grey/green colored leaves and white panicles of flowers. Spent flowers are dark brown and add to the overall appearance. 3-4 foot in height with an overall width that is difficult to determine but appears to be over 8 feet wide in a 40 to 50 yard wide grove woody shrub

Habitat:

Sandy beach hill next to the Atlantic Ocean. Growing on a very sharp sandy slope.

1 Species ID Suggestions

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago
Sea Lavender
Tournefortia gnaphalodes Sea Lavender, Tournefortia gnaphalodes


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1 Comment

MichaelEdward
MichaelEdward 11 years ago

Thank you @ceherzog. I am always frustrated by my lack of knowage of tropical and oceanic plant materials. Thank you for ID-ing them for me.

Mick G
Spotted by
Mick G

Manalapan, Florida, USA

Spotted on Feb 17, 2013
Submitted on Feb 20, 2013

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