Iva frutescens Linnaeus var. frutescens . Common name: Southern Maritime Marsh-elder. Phenology: Late Aug-Nov. Habitat: Brackish marshes and marsh edges, normally on the back side of barrier islands. Distribution: NJ south to s. FL, west to e. and se. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: See I. frutescens var. oraria for discussion of the two taxa.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, SE1, Tx; = Iva frutescens L. ssp. frutescens — GW2, Jackson (1960); = n/a — Tat; < Iva frutescens L. — Fl7, FNA21, K4, Pa, RAB, S, Va, WH3. Basionym: Iva frutescens L. 1753
Links to other floras: < Iva frutescens - FNA21
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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