Ambrosia monogyra
| Ambrosia monogyra | |
|---|---|
 | |
| winged fruits | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Ambrosia |
| Species: | A. monogyra |
| Binomial name | |
| Ambrosia monogyra (Torr. & A. Gray) Strother & B.G. Baldwin | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Hymenoclea monogyra Torr. & A.Gray ex A.Gray | |
Ambrosia monogyra (singlewhorl burrobrush)[2]is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family.
Distribution
The plant is native to the southwestern United States (California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas), and northern Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora).[3][4]
Habitats it is found in include California chaparral and woodlands in the Peninsular Ranges of Southern California and northern Baja California. [5] The plant also grows in washes and ravines in desert areas.[3][6][7]
Description
Ambrosia monogyra is a shrub up to 400 cm (160 inches) tall. Leaves are very thin and thread-like, sometimes divided into thread-like lobes.
The staminate flowers have translucent white corollas and the pistillate flowers are rounded, fruit-bearing structures.
The fruit is an achene with a single whorl of several papery wings.
References
- ↑ The Plant List Ambrosia monogyra (Torr. & A.Gray) Strother & B.G.Baldwin
- ↑ "Hymenoclea monogyra". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- 1 2 Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 12 Ambrosia monogyra (Torrey & A. Gray) Strother & B. G. Baldwin, Madroño. 49: 143. 2002
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ambrosia monogyra Torr. & Gray singlewhorl burrobrush
- ↑ Calflora: Ambrosia monogyra
- ↑ Bonap.net: Ambrosia monogyra
- ↑ Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness: Ambrosia monogyra
External links
- Calflora Database: Ambrosia monogyra (singlewhorl burrobrush)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Ambrosia monogyra
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile for Hymenoclea monogyra (singlewhorl burrobrush) — syn. Ambrosia monogyra
- Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California: Ambrosia monogyra