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Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. ambrosioides
Mexican tea

       
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Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. ambrosioides

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Synonyms:
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. ambrosioides

  AMAM6 Ambrina ambrosioides (L.) Spach
  CHAME Chenopodium ambrosioides L. ssp. euambrosioides Aellen
  CHAMA13 Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. anthelminticum (L.) Aellen
  CHAMA14 Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. anthelminticum (L.) A. Gray
  CHAMC Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. chilense (Schrad.) Speg.
  CHAMT Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. typicum (Speg.) Aellen
  CHAMV Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. vagans (Standl.) J.T. Howell
  CHOB9 Chenopodium obovatum Moq.
  CHRE8 Chenopodium retusum Juss. ex Moq.
  TEAM3 Teloxys ambrosioides (L.) W.A. Weber
  TEVA Teloxys vagans (Standl.) W.A. Weber
 

Distribution:
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. ambrosioides

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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, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. ambrosioides

View 34 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 50 species in Chenopodium, 2 varieties in Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
 

Classification:
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. ambrosioides

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Chenopodiaceae – Goosefoot family
Genus Chenopodium L. – goosefoot
Species Chenopodium ambrosioides L. – Mexican tea
Variety Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. ambrosioides – Mexican tea
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. ambrosioides

Chenopodium ambrosioides
Mexican tea

The related entity 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.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. ambrosioides

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.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. ambrosioides

Chenopodium ambrosioides:

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
FACU,FAC FACU FACU FAC- FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC- FAC FAC NO FAC NI
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More Accounts and Images:
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. ambrosioides

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527311.

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

 
 
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