marsh elder

any of various composite plants of the genus Iva, as I. frutescens, that grow in salt marshes.

Origin of marsh elder

First recorded in 1745–55

The marsh-elder bushes mostly are restricted to the mounds of earth dug from the ditches.

Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima |Glen E. Woolfenden
The Seaside Sparrow nests in marsh-elder bushes, or in areas of mixed vegetation.

Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima |Glen E. Woolfenden
The female crawled about in a marsh-elder bush seemingly testing the various forks in the branches for size.

Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima |Glen E. Woolfenden
Four nests were supported by marsh-elder bushes, three of which were dead.

Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima |Glen E. Woolfenden

The pair that nested in the western portion of the island fed along the sand fill or along the bases of the marsh-elder.

Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima |Glen E. Woolfenden

marsh elder

any of several North American shrubs of the genus Iva, growing in salt marshes: family Asteraceae (composites) Compare elder 2