Iva imbricata |
Iva angustifolia |
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dune marsh-elder, seacoast marsh elder, seacoast sumpweed |
narrowleaf marsh elder, narrowleaf sumpweed, Texas Marsh elder |
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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 |
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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 |
AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba)
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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. 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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