Ambrosia monogyra (Torr. & A.Gray) Strother & B.G.Baldwin

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Ambrosia

Characteristics

Shrubs, 30–150(–400) cm. Stems erect. Leaves mostly alternate; petioles 0; blades mostly filiform, 5–30(–65+) × 0.5–1.5 mm, sometimes with 3(–5+) filiform lobes, abaxial faces glabrous or glabrate, often vernicose, adaxial faces densely scabrellous (white). Pistillate heads ± intermixed with staminates; florets 1. Staminate heads: peduncles 0–0.5 mm; involucres ± cup-shaped, 2–4 mm diam., ± glabrate, ± vernicose; florets 5–12+. Burs: bodies fusiform to pyriform, 4–5 mm, stipitate-glandular, wings 7–12+, mostly around middles, oblanceolate to cuneiform, 2–3 × 1–2 mm. 2n = 36.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 1.5
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Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Soil acidity 5-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
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Cultivation

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Images

Ambrosia monogyra unspecified picture

Distribution

Ambrosia monogyra world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20010356-1
WFO ID wfo-0000082686
COL ID CPPS
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Synonyms

Hymenoclea monogyra Ambrosia monogyra