Seaside Oxeye is a very common shrub of the edges of saltmarshes and brackish marshes along the coast of North Carolina.

This one is growing at the edge of a sand dune on Shackleford Banks.

Carteret Co., NC 7/17/2008.

Forming extensive stands, it is easy to identify because of its fleshy, entire, gray-green leaves and large yellow composite flowers. The flowers are often used as a nectar source by the Salt Marsh Skipper.

Flower head detail.

Carteret Co., NC 7/13/2008.

An older flower head.

Carteret Co., NC 7/13/2008.

Developing seed head.

Carteret Co., NC 7/13/2008.

Dare Co., NC 11/9/08.

The fleshy leaves are gray-green and opposite.

Carteret Co., NC 7/13/2008.

Leaf detail.

Carteret Co., NC 7/13/2008.