Iva axillaris |
Iva angustifolia |
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death weed, deep-root, deer root, poverty-weed |
narrowleaf marsh elder, narrowleaf sumpweed, Texas Marsh elder |
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Habit | Perennials, 10–40(–60) cm (rhizomatous). | Annuals (rarely persisting), 20–60(–100+) cm. |
Stems | erect (usually herbaceous). |
usually erect. |
Leaves | petioles 0–3 mm; blades narrowly ovate or obovate to elliptic or spatulate, 15–25(–45) × 3–8(–15) mm, margins rarely toothed, faces usually ± strigose to scabrellous, gland-dotted. |
petioles 0–2 mm; blades lance-linear to linear, 12–25(–45) × 1–4(–7+) mm, margins entire, faces scabrellous to hispidulous, gland-dotted. |
Peduncles | 1–2 mm. |
0–1 mm. |
Involucres | ± hemispheric, 2–3 mm. |
± prismatically turbinate, 2.5–3 mm. |
Pistillate florets | 3–5(–8); corollas 0.5–1.5 mm. |
0–2+; corollas 0.3–0.8+ mm. |
Phyllaries | outer 3–5 ± connate, ± herbaceous. |
outer 3–5 ± connate, ± herbaceous. |
Heads | in ± racemiform arrays. |
in ± spiciform arrays. |
Cypselae | 2.5–3 mm. |
2–3 mm. |
Paleae | linear, 1.5–2 mm. |
linear, 1.5–2 mm. |
Functionally | staminate florets 4–8(–20+); corollas 2–2.5 mm. |
staminate florets 2–5+; corollas 1.5–2 mm. |
2n | = 36, 54. |
= 32. |
Iva axillaris |
Iva angustifolia |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Oct. | Flowering Sep–Nov. |
Habitat | Seasonally wet, saline habitats | Disturbed sites, moist soils |
Elevation | 10–2500 m (0–8200 ft) | 0–300 m (0–1000 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA; CO; ID; KS; MN; MT; ND; NE; NM; NV; OK; OR; SD; TX; UT; WA; WI; WY; AB; BC; MB; SK
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AR; FL; KS; LA; OK; TX
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 26. | FNA vol. 21, p. 27. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ambrosiinae > Iva | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ambrosiinae > Iva |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | I. axillaris var. robustior | I. angustifolia var. latior, I. texensis |
Name authority | Pursh: Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 743. (1813) | Nuttall ex de Candolle: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 529. (1836) |
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