Ambrosia polystachya Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Ambrosia

Characteristics

Resembling no. 4 [Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.], but a colonial perennial from creeping roots; lvs thicker, short-petiolate or subsessile, usually only once pinnatifid, averaging narrower in outline; fruiting invol merely tuberculate above, sometimes obscurely so; 2n=36, 72, 108, 144. Waste places, usually in dry or sandy soil; Mich. and Ill. to La., w. to the Rocky Mts., and casually intr. eastward. (July) Aug.–Oct. (A. coronopifolia)
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.86
Root system creeping-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antifertility (unspecified), Digestive (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Ambrosia polystachya world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:176122-1
WFO ID wfo-0000043654
COL ID CPQ5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ambrosia elatior Ambrosia polystachya Ambrosia umbellata