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Ambrosia maritima
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Maleme Dam camp site
Photo: Bart Wursten
Maleme Dam camp site
Photo: Bart Wursten
Maleme Dam camp site
Photo: Bart Wursten
Maleme Dam camp site
Photo: Bart Wursten
Marydale Point Lake Chivero Recreational Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Marydale Point Lake Chivero Recreational Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Marydale Point Lake Chivero Recreational Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Marydale Point Lake Chivero Recreational Park
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| Synonyms: |
Ambrosia senegalensis DC. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect branching aromatic annual herb, up to c. 1 m tall. Stems covered with long spreading hairs. Leaves alternate, ovate in outline, deeply divided almost to the midrib; primary lobes divided again, velvety on both surfaces more densely on the paler undersurface. Capitula in terminal and axillary spike-like racemes up to 13 cm long, unisexual. Male florets up to 20 per capitulum, whitish; female florets few, below the base of male inflorescence. |
| Notes: | Note: the specimens in the photos are a first records for the Central and Western Divisions of Zimbabwe. |
| Derivation of specific name: | maritima: maritime, of the sea |
| Habitat: | A weed of disturbed areas, usually near water. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Mediterranean Region and northern areas of Africa. An introduced weed elsewhere in Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,E |
| Growth form: | A |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 3 May 2008 |
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comments powered by DisqusOther sources of information about Ambrosia maritima:
Flora of Mozambique: Ambrosia maritimaAfrican Plant Database: Ambrosia maritima
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Ambrosia maritima
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ambrosia maritima
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Ambrosia maritima
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Ambrosia maritima
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ambrosia maritima
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ambrosia maritima
JSTOR Plant Science: Ambrosia maritima
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ambrosia maritima
Tropicos: Ambrosia maritima
West African Plants database: Ambrosia maritima
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