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Asteraceae
Iva

not marked as a favorite taxon Iva imbricata Walter. Common name: Dune Marsh-elder. Phenology: Late Aug-Nov. Habitat: Dunes, upper beach, island-end flats. Distribution: Se. VA south to s. FL, west to LA and coastal TX; Bahamas; Cuba.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: This plant is often the most oceanward perennial plant, often the first perennial to colonize the upper beach or incipient dunes on island-end flats, where it occurs with such upper beach annuals as Euphorbia polygonifolia, Euphorbia bombensis, Cakile edentula, and Amaranthus pumilus.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, C, F, Fl7, FNA21, G, K4, RAB, S, SE1, Tx, Va, WH3, Jackson (1960). Basionym: Iva imbricata Walter 1788

Links to other floras: = Iva imbricata - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Iva imbricata© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Iva imbricata© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Iva imbricata© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Iva imbricata© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Iva imbricata© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷

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