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Dune Marsh-elder

Iva imbricata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 20, February 24, March 22, April 36, May 36, June 22, July 22, August 44, September 26, October 29, November 21, December 19.
United States1,683
North Carolina272
Alabama187
South Carolina84
Georgia64
Mississippi57
Louisiana14
Virginia5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusMarsh elders · Iva

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