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Ambrosia trifida L. Buffalo weed; Great ragweed

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Higher taxa:  Life   Plantae   Dicotyledoneae   Asteraceae   Ambrosia   Global map IDnature guides: Dicotyledoneae, Plants_Chicago, POPA_USGA, Wildflowers Missouri Botanical Garden We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. Image, Larry Allain, USDA Image, WIlliam S Justice, USDA Map, USDA Plants Database, United States Department of Agriculture CalPhotos

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© Kay Yatskievych, 2003 Ambrosia trifida, leaf and flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Ambrosia trifida, Whole plant
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© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Ambrosia trifida, Leaf	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Ambrosia trifida, Stem
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Ambrosia trifida, Whole plant	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Ambrosia trifida, Whole plant
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© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Ambrosia trifida, Stem

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly PLANTS Profile   Ambrosia trifida L. great ragweed         Symbol:   AMTR   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Asteraceae   Duration:   Annual   Growth Habit:   Subshrub Forb/herb   Native Status:   L48    N CAN    N Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species . Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute . Usage Requirements .   More Information: Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Ambrosia trifida L. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Ambrosia thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Distribution: Ambrosia trifida L. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY ), CAN (AB, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)   Related Taxa: Ambrosia trifida L. View 477 genera in Asteraceae , 25 species in Ambrosia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Ambrosia trifida var. texana Texan great ragweed Ambrosia trifida var. trifida great ragweed Native    Introduced   Classification: Ambrosia trifida L. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Asteridae Order Asterales Family Asteraceae – Aster family Genus Ambrosia L. – ragweed Species Ambrosia trifida L. – great ragweed   Noxious Weed Information: Ambrosia trifida L. This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds . California : giant ragweed              B list (noxious weeds) Delaware : giant ragweed              Noxious weed Illinois : giant ragweed              Noxious weed 1   1 within the corporate limits of cities, villages, and incorporated towns   U.S. Weed Information: Ambrosia trifida L. giant ragweed great ragweed horseweed This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S. STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states . State agriculture or natural resource departments. N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast . Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains . Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM . Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois. WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West . Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.   Wetland Indicator Status: Ambrosia trifida L. Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H FAC,FACW FAC FAC FAC+ FAC FACW FAC FACW- FAC* FAC FAC NO NO NO Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status   Wildlife Habitat Values: Ambrosia trifida L.   Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover Miller Low           Minor   Wildlife Habitat Values   Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.   More Accounts and Images: Ambrosia trifida L. View photographs from CalPhotos. View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36521. View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley). View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn). View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium. View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.   Related Web Sites: Ambrosia trifida L. DE-Delaware Cooperative Extension: Weed Control in Corn FMC Ragweeds Farming Solutions KY-Agripedia Seed Identification (University of Kentucky) Rutgers Cooperative Extension: abstract & image Seedling & leaf images Virginia: abstract & image     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 07:40 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 12 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Ambrosia trifida%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Ambrosia trifida Giant Ragweed ID: 0175 3301 3807 0002 [detail] © 2001 CDFA Ambrosia trifida Giant Ragweed ID: 0175 3301 3807 0003 [detail] © 2001 CDFA Ambrosia trifida Giant Ragweed ID: 0175 3301 3807 0004 [detail] © 2001 CDFA Ambrosia trifida Giant Ragweed ID: 0175 3301 3807 0001 [detail] © 2001 CDFA Ambrosia trifida Giant Ragweed ID: 0000 0000 0105 0429 [detail] © 2005 Louis-M. Landry Ambrosia trifida Blood Ragweed ID: 0000 0000 0405 1760 [detail] © 2005 Lisa Powers Ambrosia trifida Blood Ragweed ID: 0000 0000 0405 1761 [detail] © 2005 Lisa Powers Ambrosia trifida ID: 0000 0000 0408 1213 [detail] © 2008 Louis-M. Landry Ambrosia trifida ID: 0000 0000 0408 1212 [detail] © 2008 Louis-M. Landry Ambrosia trifida ID: 0000 0000 0408 1211 [detail] © 2008 Louis-M. Landry Ambrosia trifida ID: 0000 0000 0408 1210 [detail] © 2008 Louis-M. Landry Ambrosia trifida ID: 0000 0000 0506 1094 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley