Ambrosia artemisiifolia
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Description
Common ragweed is an annual herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family, which somewhat resembles mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris). It is erect and often highly branched. The spicate inflorescences are modest. The plant may vary in height from ten centimetres to one metre. In Finland, the species flowers late, in September-October, and is probably unable to produce seeds that would germinate.In Finland, common ragweed is an alien species that usually travels in birdseed mixes and is occasionally found as far north as Oulu. In addition to bird feeding stations, it can be found in wasteland and landfills.
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
A total of observations in Finland ?
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Observations
- Total squares
Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Author
L.
Vernacular names
- marunatuoksukki (Finnish)
- malörtsambrosia (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.39794
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
Status in Finland
- TNS - alien, new, ephemeral
This species is invasive
Establishment | Sporadic |
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Regulatory Status
Finland’s National Strategy on Invasive Alien Species (GR 2012) ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
- 2019 NA – Not Applicable
- 2010 NA – Not Applicable
Expert
- Arto Kurtto
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
Taxon information in machine-readable form