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Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Ambrosia confertiflora (Slim-leaf ragweed, Estafiate)

 Ajo Peak at Night

 

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Habitat: bajadas, fields
Life Form: perennial forb
Leaf Description: alternate simple leaves
Flower Color: green
Flowering Period: Apr. to Oct.
Spines: spineless
Family: Asteraceae (sunflower family)

 

References

"Arizona Flora", Thomas A. Kearney and Robert H. Peebles, 1960, University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London (out of print)
    page 895

"Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwest Mexico (Southwest Center Series)", Richard Felger, 2001. University of Arizona Press, Tucson
    page 116
    page 94

 

 

 

 

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