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Ambrosia grayi (A. Nelson) Shinners
woollyleaf bur ragweed

       
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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, TX, Amarillo. Usage Requirements.
 
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Ambrosia grayi (A. Nelson) Shinners

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Synonyms:
Ambrosia grayi (A. Nelson) Shinners

  FRTO2 Franseria tomentosa A. Gray
  GATO2 Gaertnera tomentosa (A. Gray) Kuntze
  GAGR7 Gaertneria grayi A. Nelson
 

Distribution:
Ambrosia grayi (A. Nelson) Shinners

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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 (CO, KS, NE, NM, OK, TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Ambrosia grayi (A. Nelson) Shinners

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 25 species in Ambrosia
 

Classification:
Ambrosia grayi (A. Nelson) Shinners

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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 grayi (A. Nelson) Shinners – woollyleaf bur ragweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Ambrosia grayi (A. Nelson) Shinners

This plant is 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.

Kansas:
bur ragweed              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Ambrosia grayi (A. Nelson) Shinners

bur ragweed
lagoonweed
woollyleaf burr ragweed
woollyleaf bursage
woollyleaf franseria
woollyleaf povertyweed

This plant 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.
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.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ambrosia grayi (A. Nelson) Shinners

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
FAC,FACW NO NO NO NO FAC FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Ambrosia grayi (A. Nelson) Shinners

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36508.

 

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Ambrosia grayi (A. Nelson) Shinners

KS-Noxious Weeds in Kansas

 
 
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