Latin name: Iva axillaris Pursh Pronunciation: EYE-va ax-il-AIR-is Common name: Poverty weed Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower) Habitat: Alkaline plains or edges of saline marshes to 6500', coastal salt marsh, widespread as a weed from desert to coast Blooming period: May to September Name derivations: 1) Iva 2) axillaris |
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