Iva frutescens
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Photo, Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Iva frutescens |
| Common name: | marsh elder; high tide bush |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Growth type: | sub-shrub, shrub |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | to 8' |
| Foliage: | opposite, thick leaves; serrate margins; leaves either hang on very late in the season or are nearly evergreen |
| Flower: | small, green |
| Flowering time: | early August to November |
| Habitat: | tidal brackish and salt marshes, above mean "high tide" to upland (hence name, "high tide" bush) |
| Range in New Jersey: | coastal counties |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |