Ambrosia polystachya
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Ambrosia
- Species
- Ambrosia polystachya
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1836
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ambrosia polystachya. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Ambrosia abrotanifoliaName author: Wall.
- Ambrosia absynthyfoliaName author: Michx.
- Ambrosia artemisiifoliaName author: Besser
- Ambrosia artemisiifolia f. villosaName author: Fernald & Griscom
- Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. octocornisName author: Kuntze
- Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. quadricornisName author: Kuntze
- Ambrosia elatiorName author: Besser
- Ambrosia heterophyllaName author: Muhl. ex Willd.
- Ambrosia incisaName author: F.Dietr.
- Ambrosia maritimaName author: Vell.
- Ambrosia maritimaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Ambrosia paniculata f. dissectaName author: O.E.Schulz
- Ambrosia paniculata f. litoralisName author: O.E.Schulz
- Ambrosia pusillaName author: Raf. ex DC.
- Ambrosia senegalensisName author: DC.
- Ambrosia simplicifoliaName author: Raeusch.
- Ambrosia umbellataName author: Moench
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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