Asteraceae
Ambrosia

Ambrosia psilostachya DC.

First published in Prodr. 5: 526 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & S. America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Cape Provinces, Denmark, France, Free State, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Netherlands, New South Wales, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Norway, Poland, Queensland, Romania, South Australia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Victoria, Western Australia, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Asteraceae. Flora of North America North of Mexico 21: 1-616. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Flora of China Editorial Committee (1988-2013). Checklist & Addendum. Flora of China Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Asteraceae. Flora of North America North of Mexico 21: 1-616. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Berlandier [2212] Mexico K000502085 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boulos, L.; El-Ghzrib, R.E. [19503] Egypt K002902561 Yes
Berlandier [2297] Mexico K000502087 Unknown Type Material Yes
Berlandier [2280] Mexico K000502086 Isotype Yes
Fendler, A. [402] Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902880 Yes
{Drummond} [152] United States Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902891 Yes
{Bourgeau} [s.n.] Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902885 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902879 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica Ambrosia coronopifolia K002903134 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [91] United States Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902892 Yes
Lobb [s.n.] United States Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902881 Yes
s.coll. [875] Jamaica Ambrosia coronopifolia K002903133 Yes
Mead, J.B. [s.n.] United States Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902886 Yes
Engelmann [s.n.] Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902883 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [429] United States Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902890 Yes
Coulter, D. [260] United States Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902888 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902887 Yes
Gray [s.n.] Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902884 Yes
Engelmann [s.n.] Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902882 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902893 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [91] United States Ambrosia coronopifolia K002902889 No
Rose, L.S. [s.n.] United States Ambrosia californica K002902850 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0