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Ambrosia artemisiifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae |
Genus: | Ambrosia |
Species: | A. artemisiifolia |
Binomial name | |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. | |
Natural range of Ambrosia artemisiifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database. |
Contents
Description
Is an annual (Hall 1993).
Common names: Common Ragweed Synonym names: A. glandulosa Scheele; A. monophylla (Walter) Rydb.
Distribution
Is common nearly throughout entire Florida (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003). Is also common throughout the entire United States (Hall 2003).
Ecology
Habitat
Is found in disturbed sites (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003).
Phenology
Flowers from summer to fall (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Hall, David W. Illustrated Plants of Florida and the Coastal Plain: based on the collections of Leland and Lucy Baltzell. 1993. A Maupin House Book. Gainesville. 74. Print.
Wunderlin, Richard P. and Bruce F. Hansen. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. Second edition. 2003. University Press of Florida: Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton/Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers. 296. Print.