Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

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Vunduzi River near Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.

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Nhabawa River, Chimanimani National Conservation Area bufferzone.

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Synonyms:	Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
Common names:	Wormseed (English)
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Status:	Introduced?
Description:	Erect much branched, aromatic annual herb, rarely a short-lived perennial, up to 180 cm high. Stems green, rarely tinged red. Leaves mostly lanceolate, 3-14 cm long, green, with numerous yellow glands, especially below; margin, particularly of the lower leaves, with up to 10 irregular teeth. Minute flowers in sessile yellowish clusters or 'glomerules' along the ultimate branches, together forming large branched heads.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	ambrosioides: resembling a species of Ambrosia, a genus in Asteraceae.
Habitat:	As a weed of cultivated or disturbed areas, gardens and waste places, usually near rivers on sandy soil.
Altitude range:	Up to 1700 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, particularly in South America
Mozambique distribution:	T,MS,GI,M
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Content last updated:	Monday 30 December 2019
Literature:	Brenan, J.P.M. (1988). Chenopodiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1) Pages 140 - 142. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 13. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 8. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 148. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 348. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 35. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 40. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 526 - 527. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 46. Wild, H. (1955). Common Rhodesian Weeds Government of Rhodesia, Salisbury Page 21. (Includes a picture).

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