Vitex agnus-castus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Vitex agnus-castus L.

Lilac chastetree

Vitex agnus-castus is a tree or shrub that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~16 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Vitex
Family:	Verbenaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Information about Vitex agnus-castus from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (VIAG) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/13/2025).