Characteristics
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
common ragweed
A very weedy native species. Cultivated ground, roadsides, waste places, barnyards, thin dry exposed soils of rocky or forest opening, seasonally exposed cobble bars in streams. Along roads this plant can be quite thick, although dwarfed, and grows very close to edge of the tarmac. In native habitats it usually does not get as tall and robust as in cultivated ground.
Forb/herb
Annual
Vascular
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Native
UPL, FACU+ (NWPL)
FACU (NWPL EMP)
FACU (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
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Species Distribution Map
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