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dune marsh-elder, seacoast marsh elder, seacoast sumpweed

narrowleaf marsh elder, narrowleaf sumpweed, Texas Marsh elder

Habit Perennials or subshrubs, 30–50(–100) cm. Annuals (rarely persisting), 20–60(–100+) cm.
Stems

± decumbent to erect.

usually 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.

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

2–7+ mm.

0–1 mm.

Involucres

± campanulate to urceolate, 5–7+ mm.

± prismatically turbinate, 2.5–3 mm.

Pistillate florets

2–5;

corollas 0.3–1.5 mm.

0–2+;

corollas 0.3–0.8+ mm.

Phyllaries

outer 6–10 distinct, ± herbaceous.

outer 3–5 ± connate, ± herbaceous.

Heads

in racemiform arrays.

in ± spiciform arrays.

Cypselae

4–5 mm.

2–3 mm.

Paleae

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

linear, 1.5–2 mm.

Functionally

staminate florets 8–12+;

corollas 4–5 mm.

staminate florets 2–5+;

corollas 1.5–2 mm.

2n

= 34.

= 32.

Iva imbricata

Iva angustifolia

Phenology Flowering Jul–Oct. Flowering Sep–Nov.
Habitat Dunes, beaches, at or near tidelands Disturbed sites, moist soils
Elevation 0–10 m (0–0 ft) 0–300 m (0–1000 ft)
Distribution
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AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba)
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from FNA
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
I. angustifolia, I. annua, I. axillaris, I. frutescens, I. hayesiana, I. microcephala
I. annua, I. axillaris, I. frutescens, I. hayesiana, I. imbricata, I. microcephala
Synonyms I. angustifolia var. latior, I. texensis
Name authority Walter: Fl. Carol., 232. (1788) Nuttall ex de Candolle: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 529. (1836)
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