familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Heliantheae
subtribeAsteraceae (tribe Heliantheae) subtribe Ambrosiinae
genusIva
speciesIva axillaris

Iva axillaris

Pursh

Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 743. 1813.

John L. Strother
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Iva axillaris var. robustior Hooker
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 26.
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Illustrator: Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Perennials, 10–40 (–60) cm (rhizomatous). Stems erect (usually herbaceous). Leaves: petioles 0–3 mm; blades narrowly ovate or obovate to elliptic or spatulate, 15–25 (–45) × 3–8 (–15) mm, margins rarely toothed, faces usually ± strigose to scabrellous, glanddotted. Heads in ± racemiform arrays. Peduncles 1–2 mm. Involucres ± hemispheric, 2–3 mm. Phyllaries: outer 3–5 ± connate, ± herbaceous. Paleae linear, 1.5–2 mm. Pistillate florets 3–5 (–8); corollas 0.5–1.5 mm. Functionally staminate florets 4–8 (–20+); corollas 2–2.5 mm. Cypselae 2.5–3 mm. 2n = 36, 54.


Phenology: Flowering May–Oct.
Habitat: Seasonally wet, saline habitats
Elevation: 10–2500 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Man., Sask., Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Kans., Minn., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.Mex., N.Dak., Okla., Oreg., S.Dak., Tex., Utah., Wash., Wis., Wyo.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
54 +  and 36 +
Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Anther theca coloration
pale +
Apex fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage presence
absent +
Apical appendage shape
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
racemiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
John L. Strother +
Authority
Pursh +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Base shape
decurrent +
Blade architecture
compound +  and simple +
Blade atypical length
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Blade atypical width
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Blade length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Blade shape
obovate;elliptic or spatulate +
Blade width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Body architecture
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body relief
tuberculate +  and rugose +
Bractlet quantity
1;15 +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
Bristle shape
Plumose (?) +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Calyculus quantity
Of 1 (15+ bractlets) +
Corolla architecture
zygomorphic +
Corolla coloration
whitish +  and pinkish +
Corolla shape
tubular +
Corolla some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Cypsela architecture
monomorphic +
Cypsela architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela pubescence
hispidulous +
Cypsela relief
scabrellous +
Cypsela shape
obcompressed +, plumply obovoid +  and pyriform +
Cypsela some measurement
2.5mm;3mm +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret quantity
5 (60) +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, Sask. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Kans. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +, N.Dak. +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, S.Dak. +, Tex. +, Utah. +, Wash. +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
Elevation
10–2500 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face pubescence
strigose +
Face relief
scabrellous +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
staminate +  and pistillate +
Floret atypical quantity
8;20 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret presence
absent +
Floret quantity
4;8 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Glomerule arrangement
singly +
Habitat
Seasonally wet, saline habitats +
Head architecture or arrangement
radiate +
Head architecture or shape
disciform +  and discoid +
Head arrangement
in corymbiform , glomerate , paniculiform , racemiform or spiciform , arrays +  and singly +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head reproduction
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Inner phyllary texture
scarious +  and membranous +
Involucre diameter
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
hemispheric +
Involucre some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Lamina prominence
conspicuous +
Leaf architecture
sessile +  and petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
opposite +
Leaf position
cauline +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Lobe orientation
reflexed +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
deltate +
Margin architecture or shape
dentate to pinnatifid or palmatifid +  and entire +
Margin shape
toothed +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer phyllary fusion
connate +
Outer phyllary growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Outer phyllary quantity
3 +  and 5 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Palea arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Palea quantity
wanting +
Palea shape
spatulate;linear or setiform +
Palea some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Palea texture
membranous +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus life cycle
falling +
Pappus presence
absent +
Peduncle some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
1 (10) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petiole some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering May–Oct. +
Phyllary atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Phyllary duration
persistent +
Phyllary fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Phyllary growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Phyllary life cycle
falling +
Phyllary quantity
3 +  and 15 +
Phyllary shape
Lanceovate (Linear) +
Phyllary size
unequal +  and subequal +
Phyllary texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous) +
Publication title
Fl. Amer. Sept. +
Publication year
1813 +
Ray-floret architecture
pistillate +
Ray-floret atypical quantity
5 (8) +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
5 (?) +
Ray-floret reproduction
fertile +
Receptacle architecture
paleate +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle shape
convex;hemispheric +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
8 (12) +
Series quantity
1;3 +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem growth form or orientation
decumbent +  and sprawling +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stigmatic papilla presence
absent +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +
Synonyms
Iva axillaris var. robustior +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Iva axillaris +
Taxon parent
Iva +
Taxon rank
species +
Throat shape
campanulate +  and cylindric +
Tube length or size
longer +
Ultimate margin shape
toothed +  and entire +
Volume
Volume 21 +
Whole-organism atypical some measurement
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole-organism some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
150 cm1,500 mm <br />1.5 m <br /> (400 cm4,000 mm <br />4 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
shrub +  and subshrub +
Whole organism some measurement
10cm (350cm) +
X chromosome quantity
18 +