Iva axillaris: UW-Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium: Plant Details Page

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Family Asteraceae
Iva axillaris Pursh
poverty-weed
Iva: a Latin derivation from the mint Ajuga iva, which has a similar aroma
axillaris: axillary, positioned in the leaf axils

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Status:	Introduced - adventive
Plant:	perennial forb
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Synonyms

Iva axillaris Pursh subsp. robustior (Hook.) Bassett
Iva axillaris Pursh var. robustior Hook.

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