- Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Taxobox
name = "Ambrosia acanthicarpa"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Heliantheae
genus = "Ambrosia"
species = "A. acanthicarpa"
binomial = "Ambrosia acanthicarpa"
binomial_authority = Hook.
synonyms = "Franseria acanthicarpa""Ambrosia acanthicarpa" is a species of
ragweed known by the common names flatspine burr ragweed, annual burrweed, and annual bur-sage. This spiny, weedy plant grows in clumps of many erect stems which may reach over a meter in height. Its gray-green stems are covered in a coat of stiff, bristly hairs. The few rough leaves are several centimeters long. Theraceme s of flowers are more plentiful, with each hairy flower head a few millimeters wide. The spiny, burr-like pistillate heads have pointed, twistingbract s and the staminate heads are rounded. This ragweed is native to western North America. It is adaptable and grows well in disturbed areas, easily becoming weedy.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,648,649 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMAC2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Ambrosia+acanthicarpa Photo gallery]
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