Ambrosia ambrosioides: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Ambrosia
- Species
- Ambrosia ambrosioides
- Scientific Name
- Ambrosia ambrosioides
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Ambrosia ambrosioides
Ambrosia ambrosioides, also known as canyon ragweed or chicura, is a ragweed found in the deserts of northern Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora), Arizona, and California (Ventura + San Diego Counties).
Growing as a shrub from 1–2 meters high, its elongate, coarsely-toothed leaves range from 4–18 cm long and 1.5–4 cm wide. It is monoecious, with both terminal and axillary racemes consisting of staminate heads occurring above their pistillate counterparts. Flowering occurs mainly in February through April. The fruits are 10–15 mm burs covered with hooked spines.
Somewhat similar in appearance to Ambrosia ilicifolia, A. ilicifolia has sessile leaves with a reticulate pattern of veins, and the marginal teeth developed into short spines.
This ragweed can be found in sandy washes and other disturbed areas such as roadsides, and is sometimes seen growing in rock crevices.
The Seri people smoked its dried leaves, and used the roots to make medicinal teas and pigments.
...Ambrosia ambrosioides in languages:
- English
- big bur-sage
- English
- canyon bursage
- English
- Big Bursage
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Ambrosia acanthicarpa
- Ambrosia acuminata
- Ambrosia ambrosioides
- Ambrosia arborescens
- Ambrosia artemisiifolia
- Ambrosia artemisioides
- Ambrosia bidentata
- Ambrosia bryantii
- Ambrosia camphorata
- Ambrosia canescens
- Ambrosia carduacea
- Ambrosia chamissonis
- Ambrosia cheiranthifolia
- Ambrosia chenopodiifolia
- Ambrosia confertiflora
- Ambrosia cordifolia
- Ambrosia cumanensis
- Ambrosia deltoidea
- Ambrosia divaricata
- Ambrosia dumosa
- Ambrosia eriocentra
- Ambrosia flexuosa
- Ambrosia grayi
- Ambrosia hispida
- Ambrosia humi
- Ambrosia ilicifolia
- Ambrosia johnstoniorum
- Ambrosia linearis
- Ambrosia magdalenae
- Ambrosia maritima
- Ambrosia monogyra
- Ambrosia nivea
- Ambrosia pannosa
- Ambrosia peruviana
- Ambrosia polystachya
- Ambrosia porcheri
- Ambrosia psilostachya
- Ambrosia pumila
- Ambrosia salsola
- Ambrosia scabra
- Ambrosia tenuifolia
- Ambrosia tomentosa
- Ambrosia trifida
- Ambrosia velutina
- Ambrosia × helenae
- Ambrosia × intergradiens
- Ambrosia × platyspina































































































































































