Iva hayesiana

Taxobox
name = "Iva hayesiana"


image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
genus = "Iva"
species = "I. hayesiana"
binomial = "Iva hayesiana"
binomial_authority = Gray

"Iva hayesiana" is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names San Diego marsh-elder and San Diego povertyweed. It is native to Baja California, and to California only in the vicinity of San Diego. This is a shrubby perennial herb approaching maximum heights near one meter. Its green oval-shaped leaves are fleshy, glandular, aromatic, and 3 to 6 centimeters long. The flowers are nearly invisible; male flowers have translucent corollas and simple yellow stamens and female flowers, if they occur, lacking corollas altogether. This is a plant of mineral-rich waterways such as intermittent streams and alkali flats.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1459,1462 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=IVHA USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Iva+hayesiana Photo gallery]