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Cheeseweed Burrobrush

Ambrosia monogyra

Also called Singlewhorl Burrobrush

Cheeseweed Burrobrush
Photo: Steve Hurst, Public domain
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
SW. & SC. U.S.A. to Mexico

About

Ambrosia monogyra is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family commonly known as the singlewhorl burrobrush, leafy burrobush, slender burrobush, and desert fragrance. Ambrosia monogyra is native to North America and is typically found in canyons, desert washes, and ravines throughout arid parts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. This species has green, threadlike leaves that emit a distinctive odor when crushed, and flowers from August to November. The fruits have distinctive wings in their middle that aid in dispersion through wind and water.

Where it grows

The plant is native to the southwestern United States, including the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico, where it is found in Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora.

Other Ambrosia plants

Flatspine bur ragweed · Ambrosia leaf bur ragweed · Ambrosia arborescens · Annual ragweed · Lanceleaf ragweed · Silver bur ragweed · Rio Grande ragweed · San Diego bur ragweed · Weakleaf bur ragweed · Tucson bur ragweed · Triangle bur ragweed · Burrobush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ambrosia monogyra by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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