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Ambrosia L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 987 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000001561.

Literature

Statistics

StatusTotal%
◼︎ synonym 12465%
◼︎ accepted 5328%
◼︎ unplaced 158%
Total192

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Synonyms of Ambrosia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Franseria Cav. Icon. 2: 78 (1793) wfo-4000015019
Hemiambrosia Delpino Studi Lign. Anemof. 57. 1871 wfo-4000017341
Hemixanthidium Delpino Studi Lign. Anemof. 60. 1871 wfo-4000017456
Xanthidium Delpino Studi Lign. Anemof. 62. 1871 wfo-4000040866

Species in Ambrosia ( showing species 1 to 15 of 53)

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Ambrosia:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia ambrosioides subsp. septentrionale Sparre Opera Bot. 108: 25 (1991) (1991) wfo-0001366175
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia aptera DC. Prodr. 5: 527 (1836) wfo-0000126049
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia arborescens Brandegee – — wfo-0000076251
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia artemisiifolia f. gracilissima D.Cîrțu & M.Cîrțu Stud. Comun. Muz. Şti. Nat., Bot. Bacău. 5: 116. 1972 ; without type. wfo-0000113334
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. paniculata Blank. Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 18: 173 (1907) wfo-0001371004
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia aspera Larrañaga Escritos Damaso Antonio Larranaga 1: 24. 1922 Pub. Inst. Hist. Geog. Uruguay wfo-0000028146
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia camphorata var. leptophylla A.Gray – — wfo-0000101291
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia elatior f. aurea Priszter Magyar Fl. Veg. 7: 57 (1985) (1985) wfo-0001323155
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia elatior var. artemisiifolia Farw. Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 15: 190 (1913) wfo-0001371014
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia elatior var. heterophylla Farw. Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 15: 190 (1913) wfo-0001371015
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia heterophylla Muhl. – wfo-0000029407
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia humilis Vell. Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 25 (1831) wfo-0000132079
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia integrifolia Muhl. – wfo-0000022364
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia longistylis A.Gray Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts n.s., 4: 79. 1849 [10 Feb 1849] ; =Plantae Fendlerianae wfo-0000008047
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia longistylis Nutt. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. , ser. 2, 7: 344 (1840) wfo-0000006973
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia media Rydb. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 37: 127 (1910) wfo-0000080519
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia mexicana hort. ex Bedevian Illustr. Polyglot. Dict. 47, 170 (1936), in syn. wfo-0000031790
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia paniculata var. abrotanifolia O.E.Schulz Symb. Antill. 7(1): 88 (1911) wfo-0000104505
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia pitcheri Torr. Companion to the Botanical Magazine 1: 99 1835 — wfo-0000136042
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia platysperma (Seaman) Strother & B.G.Baldw. – — wfo-0000043835
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia purpurascens Ten. Index Seminum (NAP, Neapolitano) 1825: 1 wfo-0000012438
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia salsola var. salsola – 2002 — wfo-0000101576
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia striata Rydb. Brittonia 1: 96 (1931) wfo-0000007485
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia trifida f. integrifolia (Muhl.) Fernald Rhodora 40: 347 (1938) wfo-0000113640
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia trifida var. integrifolia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. 2(2): 290 (1842) wfo-0000099337
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia trifida var. normalis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 305 (1891) wfo-0001371041
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia trifida var. trifida – – wfo-0000078002
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Ambrosia variabilis Rydb. Brittonia 1: 97 (1931) wfo-0000128737