Calflora Taxon Report
Chenopodium ambrosioides  L.

(not an active name)
Mexican tea
Chenopodium ambrosioides is an annual or perennial herb that is not native to California.
also called Dysphania ambrosioides
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Genus: Chenopodium
Family: Chenopodiaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: wetland-riparian, weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:

Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSDysphania ambrosioides
Information about Chenopodium ambrosioides from other sources

USDA PLANTS Profile (CHAM)

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