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Dysphania ambrosioides
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Mexican Tea
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)
Synonym(s): Ambrina ambrosioides, Chenopodium ambrosioides, Chenopodium ambrosioides ssp. euambrosioides, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. ambrosioides, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. chilense, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. obovatum, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. typicum, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. vagans, Chenopodium obovatum, Chenopodium retusum, Teloxys ambrosioides, Teloxys vagans
USDA Symbol: DYAM
USDA Native Status: L48 (NI), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (I)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: GreenBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , AZ , CA , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MO , MS , NC , NE , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , UTNational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | FAC | FAC | FACU | FAC | UPL | FAC | FACU | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Dysphania ambrosioides in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Dysphania ambrosioides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dysphania ambrosioides
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-03-16Research By: CBR