Iva imbricata |
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dune marsh-elder, seacoast marsh elder, seacoast sumpweed |
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Habit | Perennials or subshrubs, 30–50(–100) cm. |
Stems | ± decumbent to erect. |
Leaves | 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 | 2–7+ mm. |
Involucres | ± campanulate to urceolate, 5–7+ mm. |
Pistillate florets | 2–5; corollas 0.3–1.5 mm. |
Phyllaries | outer 6–10 distinct, ± herbaceous. |
Heads | in racemiform arrays. |
Cypselae | 4–5 mm. |
Paleae | linear to spatulate (distally dilated), 5–6 mm. |
Functionally | staminate florets 8–12+; corollas 4–5 mm. |
2n | = 34. |
Iva imbricata |
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Phenology | Flowering Jul–Oct. |
Habitat | Dunes, beaches, at or near tidelands |
Elevation | 0–10 m (0–0 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba)
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Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 26. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ambrosiinae > Iva |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | Walter: Fl. Carol., 232. (1788) |
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