Plant Index
Iva microcephala
Iva microcephala Nutt.
small-headed marsh-elder
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: IVMISCIENTIFIC NAME: Iva microcephala
Include in WOTAS: 0
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Last Modified: 2020-01-01
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: IVAGENUS SCIENTIFIC: Iva
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Marsh elder
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 9 species, shrubs and herbs, of North America and the West Indies, as circumscribed more narrowly by recent authors.
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GENUS REFERENCES: Turner (2009a)=Z; Cronquist (1980)=SE; Jackson (1960)=Y; Strother in FNA (2006c).
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: ASTERAFAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Asteraceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792
FAMILY COMMON: Aster Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.
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USDA PLANTS DATABASE
USDA Symbol: IVMIUSDA Common Name: Piedmont Marsh Elder
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, FL, GA, NC, SC)
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS
| Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
| Status: | FACW | FACW |
2018 Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species of North Carolina
| NHP ID | S RANK | ROUNDED S RANK | G RANK | ROUNDED G RANK | STATE STATUS | FEDERAL STATUS |
| 17986 | S2 | S2 | G5 | G5 | T |
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Iva microcephalaCOMMON NAME: Small-headed Marsh-elder
SYNONYMY: [= FNA, GW, K2, RAB, S, SE, WH3, Y]
PHENOLOGY: Sep-Oct.
HABITAT: Wet pine flatwoods, flatwood ponds, clay-based Carolina bays.
COMMENTS: C. NC south to s. FL, west to se. AL. A seed-banking annual, locally abundant some years and absent others depending on the variable hydrologic conditions of Carolina bays and other seasonally flooded wetlands.
RANGE MAP: Iva microcephala.png
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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Asteraceae Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792 (Aster Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Iva L. (Marsh elder)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 9 species, shrubs and herbs, of North America and the West Indies, as circumscribed more narrowly by recent authors.
REFERENCE: Turner (2009a)=Z; Cronquist (1980)=SE; Jackson (1960)=Y; Strother in FNA (2006c).
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Iva microcephala in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)UNC SERNEC: Find Iva microcephala in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
WEB RESOURCES
USDA: Find Iva microcephala in USDA PlantsNPIN: Find Iva microcephala in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Iva microcephala in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Iva microcephala
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