Ambrosia artemisiifolia

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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
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Natural range of Ambrosia artemisiifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common names: Common Ragweed

Synonym names: A. glandulosa Scheele; A. monophylla (Walter) Rydb.

Description: Flowers from summer to fall (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003). Is an annual (Hall 1993).

Distribution

Is common nearly throughout entire Florida (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003). Is also common throughout the entire United States (Hall 2003).

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes