Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asteraceae) - Ambrosia con foglie di Artemisia - annual ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Sp. Pl.: 988. 1753

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
Distribuzione in Europa

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Asteridae
Order / Ordine: Asterales
Family / Famiglia: Asteraceae

Genus / Genere: Ambrosia

Species / Specie

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

Ambrosia coronopifolia Torr. & A. Gray

Ambrosia maritima L.

Ambrosia psilostachya DC.

Ambrosia tenuifolia Spreng.

Ambrosia trifida L.

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Ambrosia con foglie di Artemisia

English name: annual ragweed
US name: Annual Ragweed
French name: ambroisie annuelle
German name: römischer Wermut
Spanish name: ambrosia de hojas de ajenjo
Portuguese name: ambrósia

Forma biologica: T scap
Periodo di fioritura: VII-IX
Tipo corologico: Avv.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/300 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Ambrosia elatior L.

Images / Immagini

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. - Not copyrighted image

Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Asteraceae:

Tutte le famiglie Tutti i generi CPM-Gallery

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti