Dune Marsh-elder

Iva imbricata

Dune Marsh-elder is a special plant that grows in sandy areas near the coast. It has thick, green leaves and can help protect the beach from erosion.

Hábitat: Coastal areas

Aspecto

The Dune Marsh-elder is a bushy, somewhat succulent perennial plant with woody stems at its base. It has narrow, fleshy, bright green leaves that are often arranged in an overlapping pattern. Its small, greenish-white flower heads are inconspicuous and appear in clusters along the upper stem.

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Dune Marsh-elder

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Datos interesantes

Despite its name, its tiny flowers are so plain they don't even have petals!

It's a cousin to sunflowers and daisies, even though it looks very different.

Some tiny coastal insects only eat this specific plant, making it a special food source!

This plant helps create new land by trapping sand, slowly building up dunes over time.

Habilidades especiales

Dune Marsh-elder has special glands that help it remove excess salt from its tissues, allowing it to thrive in salty coastal air and soil.

This plant can grow a dense network of underground stems and roots, acting like a living net to hold shifting sand dunes in place.

Its thick, waxy leaves are designed to store water and reduce evaporation, helping it survive long dry spells in sandy environments.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 30-100 cm
Extensión: 30-100 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 0.2-0.5 cm
Temporada de floración: Late summer to fall
Comestible: No
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Viento

Conexiones ecológicas

symbiotic with

Sea Oats

Uniola paniculata

Grows alongside to help stabilize fragile coastal dunes together.

symbiotic with

Saltmarsh Hay

Spartina patens

Often found growing together in brackish areas of salt marshes.

shelters

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Coastal birds may use its dense clumps for cover or nesting near water.

eats

Marsh-elder Bug

Stictopleurus punctatonervosus

A true bug that specifically feeds on various marsh-elder species.

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Arbusto

Un arbusto es una planta leñosa más pequeña que un árbol, típicamente con múltiples tallos que se ramifican desde o cerca del suelo.

Tolerante a la sal

Las plantas tolerantes a la sal pueden resistir y crecer en condiciones con niveles elevados de salinidad en el suelo o el agua.

Tolerante a la sequía

Las plantas tolerantes a la sequía pueden sobrevivir y florecer en condiciones de escasa disponibilidad de agua.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Costero

Los hábitats costeros son entornos dinámicos situados a lo largo de la interfaz entre la tierra y el mar, influenciados por las mareas, las olas y el agua salada.