Asteraceae
Jesuit's bark
Iva frutescens
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Iva
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Jesuit's bark, Maritime marsh-elder, High tide bush, Northern maritime marsh-elder
Synonyms
- Iva frutescens subsp. frutescens
- Iva frutescens subsp. oraria (Bartlett) R.C.Jacks.
- Iva frutescens var. frutescens
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.