Asteraceae
Ambrosia

Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook.

First published in Fl. Bor.-Amer., Bot. N. Brit. Amer. 1: 309 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & Central Canada to N. Mexico. It grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Manitoba, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cusick, W.C. [2129] United States K002902740 Yes
Drummond, T. [s.n.] Canada K001065914 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jones, G.N. [21124] United States K002902741 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [652] K002902719 Yes
Zuck, M. [3770] United States K002902729 Yes
West, J. [88] United States K002902732 Yes
Wooton, E.O. [s.n.] United States K002902738 Yes
Wright, C. [224] United States K002902720 Yes
Macoun, J. [10912] Canada K002902727 Yes
Crosswhite, F.S. [743] United States K002902730 Yes
Wright, C. [1211] United States K002902736 Yes
Burke [s.n.] United States K002902722 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002902737 Yes
Macoun [800] Canada K002902726 Yes
Douglas, D. [s.n.] United States K001065913 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [225] United States K002902725 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] K002902723 Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] Canada K002902728 Yes
Rose, L.S. [s.n.] United States K002902734 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002902721 Yes
Barkley, F.A. [14590] United States K002902739 Yes
Eastwood, A. [106] United States K002902735 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0