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dune marsh-elder, seacoast marsh elder, seacoast sumpweed

death weed, deep-root, deer root, poverty-weed

Habit Perennials or subshrubs, 30–50(–100) cm. Perennials, 10–40(–60) cm (rhizomatous).
Stems

± decumbent to erect.

erect (usually herbaceous).

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 0–3 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.

Peduncles

2–7+ mm.

1–2 mm.

Involucres

± campanulate to urceolate, 5–7+ mm.

± hemispheric, 2–3 mm.

Pistillate florets

2–5;

corollas 0.3–1.5 mm.

3–5(–8);

corollas 0.5–1.5 mm.

Phyllaries

outer 6–10 distinct, ± herbaceous.

outer 3–5 ± connate, ± herbaceous.

Heads

in racemiform arrays.

in ± racemiform arrays.

Cypselae

4–5 mm.

2.5–3 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 4–8(–20+);

corollas 2–2.5 mm.

2n

= 34.

= 36, 54.

Iva imbricata

Iva axillaris

Phenology Flowering Jul–Oct. Flowering May–Oct.
Habitat Dunes, beaches, at or near tidelands Seasonally wet, saline habitats
Elevation 0–10 m (0–0 ft) 10–2500 m (0–8200 ft)
Distribution
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AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba)
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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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Source FNA vol. 21, p. 26. FNA vol. 21, p. 26.
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. angustifolia, I. annua, I. frutescens, I. hayesiana, I. imbricata, I. microcephala
Synonyms I. axillaris var. robustior
Name authority Walter: Fl. Carol., 232. (1788) Pursh: Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 743. (1813)
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