Dysphania ambrosioides

(Linnaeus) Mosyakin & Clemants

Ukrayins’k. Bot. Zhurn., n. s. 59: 382. 2002.

Common names: Mexican-tea wormseed
WeedyIllustrated
Basionym: Chenopodium ambrosioides Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 219. 1753
Synonyms: Chenopodium ambrosioides var. suffruticosum (Willdenow) Ascherson & Graebner Teloxys ambrosioides
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 270. Mentioned on page 265, 269.

Plants annual. Stems erect to ascending, much-branched, 3–10(–15) dm, ± glandular-pubescent. Leaves aromatic, distal leaves sessile; petiole to 18 mm; blade ovate to oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, proximal ones mostly lanceolate, 2–8(–12) × 0.5–4(–5.5) cm, base cuneate, margins entire, dentate, or laciniate, apex obtuse to attenuate, copiously gland-dotted (rarely glabrous). Inflorescences lateral spikes, 3–7 cm; glomerules globose, 1.5–2.3 mm diam.; bracts leaflike, lanceolate, oblanceolate, spatulate, or linear, 0.3–2.5 cm, apex obtuse, acute, or attenuate. Flowers: perianth segments 4–5, connate for ca. 1/2 their length, distinct portion ovate, rounded abaxially, 0.7–1 mm, apex obtuse, glandular-pubescent, covering seed at maturity; stamens 4–5; stigmas 3. Achenes ovoid; pericarp nonadherent, rugose to smooth. Seeds horizontal or vertical, reddish brown, ovoid, 0.6–1 × 0.4–0.5 mm; seed coat rugose to smooth.


Phenology: Fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat: River bottoms, dry lake beds, flower beds, waste areas
Elevation: 0-700 m

Distribution

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Ont., Que., Ala., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., native to North America and South America, widely naturalized throughout the tropics and warm-temperate regions of the world.

Discussion

Southern populations of Dysphania ambrosioides are native while those populations in the northern part of the flora area are introduced.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Dysphania ambrosioides"
Steven E. Clemants +  and Sergei L. Mosyakin +
(Linnaeus) Mosyakin & Clemants +
Chenopodium ambrosioides +
Mexican-tea +  and wormseed +
Ont. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, native to North America and South America +  and widely naturalized throughout the tropics and warm-temperate regions of the world. +
0-700 m +
River bottoms, dry lake beds, flower beds, waste areas +
Fruiting summer–fall. +
Ukrayins’k. Bot. Zhurn., n. s. +
Weedy +  and Illustrated +
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. suffruticosum +  and Teloxys ambrosioides +
Dysphania ambrosioides +
Dysphania sect. Adenois +
species +