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Ambrosia psilostachya

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Perennial Ragweed

G5Secure Found in 49 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.959411
Element CodePDAST0C0V0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusAmbrosia
Other Common Names
Herbe à poux vivace (FR) Naked-spine Ambrosia (EN)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
This record represents the broad concept of Ambrosia psilostachya following FNA (vol. 21, 2006). FNA (vol. 21, 2006) broadens the concept of Ambrosia psilostachya to include A. coronopifolia, while Kartesz (1994) treated them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Review Date2016-01-15
Change Date2016-01-15
Range Extent Comments
Known from Alta., B.C., Man., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask.; Ala., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., La., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Wash., Wis., Wyo.; Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila) (FNA vol. 21, 2006).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
AlbertaSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
QuebecSUYes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
British ColumbiaSNANo
ManitobaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingS4Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
KentuckySNANo
WashingtonSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
North CarolinaS3Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
MississippiSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
New YorkSNANo
MichiganSNANo
NevadaS2Yes
VermontSNANo
ArizonaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
KansasS5Yes
MaineSNANo
IllinoisSNRYes
Navajo NationSNRYes
ConnecticutSNANo
OhioSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (49)
Arizona (9)
AreaForestAcres
Cherry CreekTonto National Forest11,371
Hell HoleApache-Sitgreaves National Forests15,512
Hot AirApache-Sitgreaves National Forests31,712
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
MuldoonPrescott National Forest5,821
Pine Mountain Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest6,518
Sierra Ancha Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest7,787
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
California (20)
AreaForestAcres
Barker ValleyCleveland National Forest11,940
CalienteCleveland National Forest5,953
CamuesaLos Padres National Forest8,209
ColdwaterCleveland National Forest8,402
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest6,481
Fish CanyonAngeles National Forest29,886
Hixon FlatSan Bernardino National Forest8,095
Horse Creek RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest8,969
No NameCleveland National Forest4,897
Pine CreekCleveland National Forest503
Red MountainAngeles National Forest8,034
Salt CreekAngeles National Forest11,022
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest6,866
Santa CruzLos Padres National Forest21,182
Sespe - FrazierAngeles National Forest4,254
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
TrabucoCleveland National Forest23,341
TuleAngeles National Forest9,861
White LedgeLos Padres National Forest18,632
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
New Mexico (5)
AreaForestAcres
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
LemitasSanta Fe National Forest8,129
Lower San FranciscoGila National Forest26,460
North Dakota (3)
AreaForestAcres
DurlerDakota Prairie Grasslands12,464
MagpieDakota Prairie Grasslands21,281
VenloDakota Prairie Grasslands5,317
South Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little Lake CreekNational Forests in Texas596
Utah (9)
AreaForestAcres
418024Uinta National Forest51,699
Lewis PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest11,616
Lone Peak ContiguousWasatch-Cache National Forest874
Mt. AireWasatch-Cache National Forest9,681
Mt. Logan NorthWasatch-Cache National Forest18,930
Mt. Logan SouthWasatch-Cache National Forest17,014
Mt. Logan WestWasatch-Cache National Forest5,285
North FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest8,148
WellsvilleWasatch-Cache National Forest1,717
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Laramie PeakMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest28,608
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.