Iva is a genus of wind-pollinated plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.[2][3] Plants of this genus are known generally as marsh elders.[4] The genus is native to North America.[5]
Iva is a genus of wind-pollinated plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. Plants of this genus are known generally as marsh elders. The genus is native to North America.
Accepted species Iva angustifolia - southeastern + south-central United States (Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Arkansas Kansas Florida) Iva annua - United States, primarily south-central region; Tamaulipas Iva asperifolia - south-central United States (Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Arkansas Kansas Indiana), Veracruz Iva axillaris - western United States + Canada Iva cheiranthifolia - Cuba Iva ciliata - south-central United States Iva corbinii B.L. Turner - Texas Iva dealbata - United States (Texas New Mexico), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí) Iva frutescens - coastal areas from Texas to Nova Scotia Iva hayesiana - California, Baja California Iva imbricata - coastal areas from Texas to Virginia; Bahamas Iva microcephala - southeastern United States (Alabama Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina) Iva xanthiifolia (synonym Cyclachaena xanthiifolia) - widespread in United States + Canada, introduced elsewhere
