Annual Marsh Elder

Iva annua L.

Aster family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Annual
Mature Height
5.0 feet
Flower Color
Yellow, Green
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Schinia gracilenta

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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