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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Batis maritima L.
Saltwort, Turtle-weed

Batis maritima
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Bataceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Shrub

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, southern United States, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Other data on Batis maritima available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

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Batis maritima
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Batis maritima
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
Batis maritima
Copyright by: Jay Horn
Batis maritima
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Batis maritima
Copyright by: Jay Horn
Batis maritima
Copyright by: Jay Horn
Batis maritima
Copyright by: Jay Horn