Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
Annual Ragweed, Short Ragweed
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: AMAR2USDA Native Status: L48 (NI), HI (I), CAN (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Ambrosia artemisiafolia
Common Ragweed, Short Ragweed
Asteraceae
Location: E side of Salad Creek, in N side of broad drain, 200 m N of Rittiman Road, San AntonioLatitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Damp soil, sometimes flooded. Full sun.
Description: Erect annual, taprooted, herb. Stems 3-10 dm tall; hirsute; branched. Leaves opposite below, alternate above; sub-sessile in the infloresence. Blades ovate in outline, 7 x 10 cm, usually bi-pinnatifid.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Oct 12, 1994
Specimen number: 699
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1115
Accession Date: Feb 28, 1998
Accession Number: 104
Annotations: MCXRB (In flower)