| Accepted name: |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. var. elatior (L.) Desr.
-Ambrosia elatior L.
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| English names: |
Common Ragweed
Hogweed
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| French names: |
Ambroisie à feuilles d'armoise
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
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| OPL Code: |
HAMBAR
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Cultivated as a medicinal plant (anthelmintic) in Brazil and in gardens in the Caribbean, especially in the Dominican Republic.Crushed leaves rubbed on insect sting and infusion of leaf rubbed on hives. Juice of wilted leaves applied to infected toes.Infu |
| Key Characters: |
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