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Coarse Sumpweed - Iva xanthifolia
Other Names:  Cyclachaena xanthiifolia, Cyclachaena xanthifolia

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Native/Non-native Species
(depends on location or taxa)

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR
C-value: 3


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General Description
Marsh elder Taprooted annual. Stems erect, unbranched below, 30–100 cm. Herbage strigose to canescent; stem villous above. Leaves long-petiolate; blades ovate to deltoid, cuneate to cordate, serrate, 5–20 cm long. Inflorescence of numerous, branched, axillary racemes. Involucres 2–3 mm high; phyllaries 5 to 8, obovate, mucronate, villous, glandular. Female flowers 5, obscure. Male flowers 5 to 10; corolla ca. 2 mm long. Achenes 2–3 mm long, glabrate (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
Montana Range Range Descriptions

Native
 


Range Comments
Throughout temperate North America. Considered native to prairie states, adventive elsewhere (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 38

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Habitat
Streambanks, roadsides, agricultural fields; plains, valleys (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Boggs, K. W. 1984. Succession in riparian communities of the lower Yellowstone River, Montana. M.S. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman, 107 pp.
    • Culver, D.R. 1994. Floristic analysis of the Centennial Region, Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman. 199 pp.
    • Fritzen, D.E. 1995. Ecology and behavior of Mule Deer on the Rosebud Coal Mine, Montana. Ph.D. Dissertation. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 143 p.
    • Jones, W. W. 1901. Preliminary flora of Gallatin County. M.S. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State College. 78 pp.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
    • Seipel, T.F. 2006. Plant species diversity in the sagebrush steppe of Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 87 p.
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