Iva imbricata Walter. Dune Marsh-elder. Phen: Late Aug-Nov. Hab: Dunes, upper beach, island-end flats. Dist: Se. VA south to s. FL, west to LA and coastal TX; Bahamas; Cuba.

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, K3, K4, RAB, S, SE1, Tx, Va, WH3, Jackson (1960)

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