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Read more about Seashore Elder at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Iva imbricata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iva imbricata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-01-002:
Iva imbricata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Seashore Elder, Dune Marsh-elder, Seacoast Marsh-elder
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JK Marlow jkm0309q_09
September Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Somewhat fleshy, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
JK Marlow jkm0309q_10
September Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Flowers in the axils of upper bracteal leaves; fruit a yellow-brown achene, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
JK Marlow jkm0309q_30
September Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Shrub 0.5-1m tall, decumbent at base, branched mostly at base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm0309q_31
September Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Often the most ocean-ward perennial plant, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.