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common ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
common ragweed Aster Family
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Asteraceae
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common name
  common ragweed
accepted scientific name
  Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
rules for finding collection records
  Ambrosia artemisiifolia (57)
family name
  • Asteraceae
Image Author: ©2007 Frank Mayfield
Image License: CC BY-SA
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: No obvious petals
Petal colors: color color
Flower size is about 0.25 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Opposite
Plant Observed All Year
Native to the United States and southern Canada. Naturalized.

Plant Showiness (36%)
where plant found
mag select

Disturbed
Grassland
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Ambrosia artemisiifolia   L.   (TSN: 36496, Index: 767)


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