Question: Hello, Arthur. I found this plant at the upper fringe of the salt marsh of the Merrimack estuary at Joppa …
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Question
Hello, Arthur. I found this plant at the upper fringe of the salt marsh of the Merrimack estuary at Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport. I wanted to call it Giant Ragweed, but the leaves didn't seem to match, and the flowers/fruits didn't seem to be arranged on the spikelets the same way. So many plants in this narrow zone that you don't see elsewhere!
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Dear chaffeemonell, the plant you have photographed is Iva frutescens (maritime marsh-elder), a native shrub in the composite family. Great photographs, made my work much easier. Best wishes.
