About Iva axillaris Pursh
Iva axillaris Pursh, commonly known as povertyweed or death weed, is a North American flowering plant species belonging to the Asteraceae family. Its native range spans the western and central United States and western Canada, stretching from British Columbia south to California, and east to the western Great Plains covering the Texas Panhandle, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Manitoba. The species has also become established in Australia, where it is classified as a weed. This plant is a wind-pollinated herb that grows up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall, spreading through underground rhizomes. It produces many small, lance-shaped leaves that are rarely more than 45 mm (1.8 inches) long. Unlike related species that cluster flowers at branch tips, Iva axillaris grows its flowers in the axils of its leaves. Each flower head contains between 9 and 12 florets, and flowering occurs from May to October.
