Vitex rotundifolia/trifolia, Shelly Beach, Townsville, QLD, 12/01/05
d495a. Vitex rotundifolia is usually a prostrate plant of the beach edge. It seems to grade into the shrubby Vitex trifolia var subtrisecta. The more bushy it becomes, the more inclined it is to have trifoliate rather than simple leaves. It often has a mixture of both.
This plant is pretty much half way between.
Vitex trifolia var trifolia, which also occurs along this coast, appears to be quite a separate species. It often grows with V. t. var subtrisecta. I have not seen any intermediates.
Vitex rotundifolia/trifolia, Shelly Beach, Townsville, QLD, 12/01/05
d495a. Vitex rotundifolia is usually a prostrate plant of the beach edge. It seems to grade into the shrubby Vitex trifolia var subtrisecta. The more bushy it becomes, the more inclined it is to have trifoliate rather than simple leaves. It often has a mixture of both.
This plant is pretty much half way between.
Vitex trifolia var trifolia, which also occurs along this coast, appears to be quite a separate species. It often grows with V. t. var subtrisecta. I have not seen any intermediates.