Iva asperifolia
| Iva asperifolia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Iva |
| Species: | I. asperifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Iva asperifolia | |
Iva asperifolia, the Pensacola marsh elder,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows in the south-central United States (Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana, with naturalized populations in Florida, Missouri, and Indiana). It has also been found in the state of Veracruz in eastern Mexico.[2][3]
Iva asperifolia is a wind-pollinated herb up to 30 cm (1 foot) tall. It has lance-linear leaves, and many small nodding (hanging) flower heads in elongated arrays, each head with a few small flowers.[4]
References
- ^ NRCS. "Iva asperifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Tropicos, Iva asperifolia Less.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Lessing, Christian Friedrich 1830. In: Linnaea 5(1): 151 in Latin
