Iva imbricata |
Iva axillaris |
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dune marsh-elder, seacoast marsh elder, seacoast sumpweed |
death weed, deep-root, deer root, poverty-weed |
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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 |
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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 |
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 | ||
Synonyms | I. axillaris var. robustior | |
Name authority | Walter: Fl. Carol., 232. (1788) | Pursh: Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 743. (1813) |
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