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Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
annual ragweed

       
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Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

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Distribution:
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 25 species in Ambrosia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. var. artemisiifolia. .
Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. artemisiifolia
annual ragweed
Distribution of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. var. elatior (L.) Descourtils. . Image Available.
Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior
annual ragweed
Distribution of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. var. paniculata (Michx.) Blank.. .
Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. paniculata
annual ragweed
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Ambrosia L. – ragweed
Species Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. – annual ragweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Illinois:
common ragweed              Noxious weed1
Michigan:
Ambrosia elatior [=AMARE]
ragweed              Noxious weed
Oregon:
ragweed              "B" designated weed
ragweed              Quarantine
 
1 within the corporate limits of cities, villages, and incorporated towns
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

Roman wormwood
annual ragweed
common ragweed
low ragweed
short ragweed
small ragweed
Ambrosia elatior [=AMARE]
ragweed

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU+ FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU- FACU FACU FACU+ FACU NO NO UPL
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Low           Moderate Moderate
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36496.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

Auburn University Wildflower Notes

Virginia: abstract & image

 
 
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