Ambrosia artemisiifolia
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| Photos courtesy Renee Brecht |
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office
illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service. |
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| Botanical name: | Ambrosia artemisiifolia L |
| Common name: | annual ragweed |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | annual |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 12-40" |
| Foliage: | deeply bipinnately dissected, lower ones opposite, upper ones alternate |
| Flower: | small, green; monoecious with male flowers above the female flowers |
| Habitat: | disturbed & waste areas |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Wind pollinated. Its pollen is the source of hay fever for many people. The seeds are an important winter food for many bird species and the plants are hosts for various species of butterflies and moths. |