Iva imbricata

Iva imbricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Iva
Species: I. imbricata
Binomial name
Iva imbricata
Walter 1788
Synonyms[1]

Baillieria caroliniana Spreng.

Iva imbricata is a North American species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names dune marsh-elder and seacoast marsh elder. It is native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and coastal areas of the United States from Texas to Virginia.[2][3] It is a low shrub, found on sand dunes and the upper beach. It is a highly salt tolerant plant, and is often the perennial plant closest to the ocean.

Iva imbricata is an important species for dune stabilization and can easily be propagated by cuttings.[4] It sometimes grows up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. It produces numerous flower heads in elongated arrays, each head with 2-17 disc flowers but no ray flowers.[5]

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