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Iva imbricata is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Dune Marsh-elder. It is native to the Caribbean and coastal areas of the Southeastern United States. It is a low shrub, found on sand dunes and the upper beach. It is a highly salt tolerant plant, and is often the most oceanward perennial plant.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10355397
2. (c) Jason Sharp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/7372884762_46385e17cb_o.jpg
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iva_imbricata

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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