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annual marsh elder, rough marsh-elder, seacoast sumpweed

dune marsh-elder, seacoast marsh elder, seacoast sumpweed

Habit Annuals, (10–)50–100(–150+) cm. Perennials or subshrubs, 30–50(–100) cm.
Stems

erect.

± decumbent to 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.

petioles 0–2 mm;

blades narrowly lance-elliptic to lanceolate or spatulate, 1–3(–6+) cm × 4–10(–20) mm, margins usually entire, rarely toothed, faces glabrous, rarely gland-dotted.

Peduncles

0–1 mm.

2–7+ mm.

Involucres

± hemispheric, 3–4(–5) mm.

± campanulate to urceolate, 5–7+ mm.

Pistillate florets

3–5;

corollas 0.5–1 mm.

2–5;

corollas 0.3–1.5 mm.

Phyllaries

outer 3–5 distinct, ± herbaceous.

outer 6–10 distinct, ± herbaceous.

Heads

in ± spiciform arrays.

in racemiform arrays.

Cypselae

2–3 mm.

4–5 mm.

Paleae

linear, 2–2.5 mm.

linear to spatulate (distally dilated), 5–6 mm.

Functionally

staminate florets 8–12+;

corollas 2–2.5 mm.

staminate florets 8–12+;

corollas 4–5 mm.

2n

= 34.

= 34.

Iva annua

Iva imbricata

Phenology Flowering Jul–Nov. Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat Disturbed sites, moist soils Dunes, beaches, at or near tidelands
Elevation 10–500 m (0–1600 ft) 0–10 m (0–0 ft)
Distribution
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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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AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba)
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Source FNA vol. 21, p. 27. FNA vol. 21, p. 26.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ambrosiinae > Iva Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ambrosiinae > Iva
Sibling taxa
I. angustifolia, I. axillaris, I. frutescens, I. hayesiana, I. imbricata, I. microcephala
I. angustifolia, I. annua, I. axillaris, I. frutescens, I. hayesiana, I. microcephala
Synonyms I. annua var. caudata, I. annua var. macrocarpa
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 988. (1753) Walter: Fl. Carol., 232. (1788)
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