Ambrosia monogyra
| Ambrosia monogyra | |
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| Winged fruits | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ambrosia |
| Species: | A. monogyra
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| Binomial name | |
| Ambrosia monogyra (Torr. & A. Gray) Strother & B.G. Baldwin
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hymenoclea monogyra Torr. & A.Gray ex A.Gray | |
Ambrosia monogyra, the 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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
- Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California: Ambrosia monogyra
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- Ambrosia (plant)
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of California
- Flora of Nevada
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- Flora of the South-Central United States
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Plants described in 1849
- Taxa named by Asa Gray
- Taxa named by John Torrey
- Heliantheae stubs