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Iva annua L.
annual marsh elder

       
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Photo of Iva annua L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Iva annua L.

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Distribution:
Iva annua L.

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USA (AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Iva annua L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 10 species in Iva or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Iva annua L. var. annua. . Image Available.
Iva annua var. annua
annual marsh elder
Distribution of Iva annua L. var. caudata (Small) R.C. Jacks.. .
Iva annua var. caudata
annual marsh elder
Distribution of Iva annua L. var. macrocarpa (S.F. Blake) R.C. Jacks., nom. inq.. .
Iva annua var. macrocarpa
annual marsh elder
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Iva annua L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Iva L. – marsh elder
Species Iva annua L. – annual marsh elder
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Iva annua L.

annual marshelder

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Iva annua L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC NI NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Iva annua L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt Minor              
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Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Iva annua L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36031.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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