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Species of flowering plant
Ambrosia salsola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Clade :
Angiosperms
Clade :
Eudicots
Clade :
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Ambrosia
Species:
A. salsola
Binomial name
Ambrosia salsola
(Torr. & A.Gray ) Strother & B.G. Baldwin
Synonyms [1] [2]
Ambrosia salsola var. fasciculata (A.Nelson) Strother & B.G.Baldwin
Ambrosia salsola var. pentalepis (Rydb.) Strother & B.G.Baldwin
Hymenoclea fasciculata A.Nelson
Hymenoclea pentalepis Rydb.
Hymenoclea salsola'' Torr. & A. Gray
Hymenoclea salsola var. fasciculata (Nelson) K.M.Peterson & W.W.Payne
Hymenoclea salsola var. patula (A.Nelson) K.M.Peterson & W.W.Payne
Hymenoclea salsola var. pentalepis (Rydb.) L.D.Benson
Ambrosia salsola [3] cheesebush , winged ragweed , burrobush ,[4] white burrobrush ,[citation needed and desert pearl ,[citation needed is a species of perennial shrub in the family Asteraceae native to deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico .[5]
This species, notable for its foul smell, easily hybridizes with the white bur-sage (Ambrosia dumosa [5]
Range and habitat
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It is common on sandy desert flats, desert dry washes , and is weedy in disturbed sites in creosote bush scrub , shadscale scrub , Joshua tree woodland , and Pinyon juniper woodland , ranging from Inyo County, California , to northwestern Mexico .[5]
It grows in sandy and gravelly soil, and sometimes on lava formations at elevations of 200–1,800 m (660–5,910 ft ).[6] [7]
It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah ) and northwestern Mexico (Sonora , Baja California , Baja California Sur ), where it is a common plant of the local deserts, where it thrives on sandy soil, alkaline environments, and disturbed sites.[4] [8]
Growth pattern
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It is typically 2' to 3' in height.[5] drought deciduous ).[5]
Ambrosia salsola is a shrub sometimes attaining a height of 150 cm (59 in ).[9] [10] [11] [12]
This is a perennial shrub which forms a sprawling bush up to eight feet high.[4]
Leaves and stems
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It has thin stems and narrow, needlelike leaves. Leaves are narrow and needlelike (linear ),[5] [9] [10] [11] in ) long but a mere 1.5 mm (0.059 in ) across.[9] [10] [11]
The foliage and stem tips have a foul, pungent, cheese -like scent when crushed, a trait which gives the plant the common name "cheesebush".[5]
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It flowers from March to June.[5] spike -like clusters above the female heads growing in the leaf axils .[5]
All female (Pistillate ) flower heads contain only one flower,[4] staminate ) heads may contain 5–15 flowers.[9] [10] [11]
It is covered in plentiful white or yellow flowers and then pearly, winged fruits in white, yellow, or pink.[4]
References
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^ Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd Ed. 2013, p. 314
^ a b c d e Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 12, Burrobush, Ambrosia salsola (Torrey & A. Gray) Strother & B. G. Baldwin, Madroño. 49: 143. 2002.
^ a b c d e f g h i Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd Ed. 2013, p. 263
^ Flora of North America v 21 p 12 .
^ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
^ a b c d Strother, John Lance & Baldwin, Bruce G. Madroño 49(3 ): 143. 2002.
^ a b c d Torrey, John, & Asa Gray. 1849. Plantae Fendlerianae Novi-Mexicanae, an account of a collection of plants made chiefly in the vicinity of Santa Fé, New Mexico. Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science, new series 4(1 ):1-116.
^ a b c d Forrest Shreve, & Ira Loren Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert. Stanford University Press.
^ Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
External links
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Ambrosia salsola
Hymenoclea salsola
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