Iva annua |
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annual marsh elder, rough marsh-elder, seacoast sumpweed |
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Habit | Annuals, (10–)50–100(–150+) cm. |
Stems | erect. |
Leaves | petioles 5–20(–30) mm; blades deltate or ovate to elliptic, trullate, or lanceolate, 30–100(–150)+ × 8–45(–80) mm, margins ± toothed, faces ± scabrellous, gland-dotted. |
Peduncles | 0–1 mm. |
Involucres | ± hemispheric, 3–4(–5) mm. |
Pistillate florets | 3–5; corollas 0.5–1 mm. |
Phyllaries | outer 3–5 distinct, ± herbaceous. |
Heads | in ± spiciform arrays. |
Cypselae | 2–3 mm. |
Paleae | linear, 2–2.5 mm. |
Functionally | staminate florets 8–12+; corollas 2–2.5 mm. |
2n | = 34. |
Iva annua |
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Phenology | Flowering Jul–Nov. |
Habitat | Disturbed sites, moist soils |
Elevation | 10–500 m (0–1600 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; CO; FL; GA; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; ME; MI; MO; MS; NC; ND; NE; NM; OH; OK; PA; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; WI; WV; Mexico (Tamaulipas)
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 27. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ambrosiinae > Iva |
Sibling taxa | |
Synonyms | I. annua var. caudata, I. annua var. macrocarpa |
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 988. (1753) |
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