Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Dysphania ambrosioides (Linnaeus) Mosyakin & Clemants
(Mexican Tea)
Family: Amaranthaceae
Status: Exotic
Synonyms:
Chenopodium ambrosioides Linnaeus
Teloxys ambrosioides (Linnaeus) W.A. Weber
Dysphania ambrosioides has lanceolate leaves with serrate margins, becoming entire toward
the stem apex. The dense inflorescence consists of elongate spikes with small sessile clusters. The leaves are densely gland dotted (somewhat yellow) on the undersurfaces. Dysphania ambrosioides is found in disturbed moist areas.
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Dysphania ambrosioides, photo Radha Veach, Gila, Sept. 18, 2023

Dysphania ambrosioides, side branch with inflorescenes, photo Radha Veach, Gila, Sept. 12, 2023

Dysphania ambrosioides, top surface of leaf, photo Radha Veach, Gila, Sept. 12, 2023

Dysphania ambrosioides, apical leaves, photo Radha Veach, Gila, Sept. 18, 2023

Dysphania ambrosioides, undersurface of leaf densely gland-dotted, photo Radha Veach, Gila, Sept. 18, 2023
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