Batis maritima Linnaeus. Common name: Saltwort, Beachwort, Batis, Turtleweed, Vidrillos. Phenology: Jun-Aug; Oct. Habitat: Brackish or salt marshes, "Batis flats", other salt flats, mangroves. Distribution: Se. SC south to s. FL, west to TX, and in Central and South America; West Indies; HI (where apparently introduced). B. maritima is alleged (as by FNA and S) to occur as far north as NC, but the documentation is unknown; there is no twentieth century evidence to place Batis in NC.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl4, FNA7, GW2, K4, Mex, RAB, S, S13, Tx, WH3, Rogers (1982b). Basionym: Batis maritima L. 1759
Links to other floras: = Batis maritima - FNA7
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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