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Amblyopappus pusillus Hook. & Arn.
Asteraceae

Amblyopappus pusillus Hook. & Arn.

Amblyopappus pusillus Hook. & Arn.

Amblyopappus pusillus, the only species in the genus Amblyopappus, is dwarf coastweed, an aromatic annual herb native to the Americas' western coasts.

Amblystegium serpens (Hedw.) Schimp.
Amblystegiaceae

Amblystegium serpens (Hedw.) Schimp.

Amblystegium serpens (Hedw.) Schimp.

Amblystegium serpens, creeping feathermoss or nano moss, is a common British pleurocarpous moss sometimes used in home aquariums.

Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook.
Asteraceae

Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook.

Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook.

Ambrosia acanthicarpa is a weedy North American annual ragweed common across the western US and Canadian Prairies.

Ambrosia ambrosioides (Cav.) W.W.Payne
Asteraceae

Ambrosia ambrosioides (Cav.) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia ambrosioides (Cav.) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia ambrosioides, or canyon ragweed, is a desert shrub ragweed, with traditional uses by the Seri people.

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
Asteraceae

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. is a common allergenic annual ragweed with a history of traditional Native American medicinal use.

Ambrosia bidentata Michx.
Asteraceae

Ambrosia bidentata Michx.

Ambrosia bidentata Michx.

Ambrosia bidentata (lanceleaf ragweed) is a wind-pollinated annual herb native to central and eastern United States, in the Asteraceae family.

Ambrosia chamissonis (Less.) Greene
Asteraceae

Ambrosia chamissonis (Less.) Greene

Ambrosia chamissonis (Less.) Greene

Ambrosia chamissonis is a large sprawling monoecious perennial herb that produces spiny brown bur fruits

Ambrosia chenopodiifolia (Benth.) W.W.Payne
Asteraceae

Ambrosia chenopodiifolia (Benth.) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia chenopodiifolia (Benth.) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia chenopodiifolia is a thickly branching monoecious shrub that produces spiny, spherical, woolly bur fruits.

Ambrosia confertiflora DC.
Asteraceae

Ambrosia confertiflora DC.

Ambrosia confertiflora DC.

Ambrosia confertiflora is a perennial ragweed native to North America, classified as a noxious weed in Australia and Israel.

Ambrosia deltoidea (Torr.) W.W.Payne
Asteraceae

Ambrosia deltoidea (Torr.) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia deltoidea (Torr.) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia deltoidea is a drought-deciduous bursage shrub native to the North American Sonoran Desert that acts as a nurse plant for other desert species.

Ambrosia dumosa (A.Gray) W.W.Payne
Asteraceae

Ambrosia dumosa (A.Gray) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia dumosa (A.Gray) W.W.Payne

Ambrosia dumosa, or white bursage, is a drought-deciduous ragweed shrub native to the southwestern US whose wind-blown pollen causes serious allergies.

Ambrosia hispida Pursh
Asteraceae

Ambrosia hispida Pursh

Ambrosia hispida Pursh

Ambrosia hispida Pursh is a ragweed, a monoecious, mostly glandular plant with wind-pollinated flowers that form bur fruits, often found in disturbed or arid areas.

Ambrosia monogyra (Torr. & A.Gray) Strother & B.G.Baldwin
Asteraceae

Ambrosia monogyra (Torr. & A.Gray) Strother & B.G.Baldwin

Ambrosia monogyra (Torr. & A.Gray) Strother & B.G.Baldwin

Ambrosia monogyra is a thin-leaved shrub native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, growing in chaparral and desert washes.

Ambrosia psilostachya DC.
Asteraceae

Ambrosia psilostachya DC.

Ambrosia psilostachya DC.

Ambrosia psilostachya DC. is a hairy perennial herb native to North America, naturalized elsewhere, used medicinally by some Native American tribes.

Ambrosia salsola (Torr. & A.Gray) Strother & B.G.Baldwin
Asteraceae

Ambrosia salsola (Torr. & A.Gray) Strother & B.G.Baldwin

Ambrosia salsola (Torr. & A.Gray) Strother & B.G.Baldwin

Ambrosia salsola is a foul-smelling perennial desert shrub that easily hybridizes with Ambrosia dumosa.

Ambrosia trifida L.
Asteraceae

Ambrosia trifida L.

Ambrosia trifida L.

Ambrosia trifida, commonly giant ragweed, is an annual weedy herb with documented traditional Native American uses and modern gardening uses.

Ambrosina bassii L.
Araceae

Ambrosina bassii L.

Ambrosina bassii L.

Ambrosina bassii is a small aroid species with low seed production that is host to an aroid-specific fungal leaf pathogen.

Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt.
Rosaceae

Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt.

Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt.

Amelanchier alnifolia, also called Saskatoon, is a deciduous North American small shrub or tree that produces edible purple pomes.

Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald
Rosaceae

Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald

Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald

Amelanchier arborea, the common serviceberry, is a North American small tree with edible fruit eaten by wildlife and people.

Amelanchier laevis Wiegand
Rosaceae

Amelanchier laevis Wiegand

Amelanchier laevis Wiegand

Amelanchier laevis is a deciduous tree grown as an ornamental, with edible fruit and bark used for herbal medicine.

Amelanchier ovalis Medik.
Rosaceae

Amelanchier ovalis Medik.

Amelanchier ovalis Medik.

Amelanchier ovalis is the only native European Amelanchier shrub, used for restoration and edible fruit processing.

Amelanchier utahensis Koehne
Rosaceae

Amelanchier utahensis Koehne

Amelanchier utahensis Koehne

Amelanchier utahensis, the Utah serviceberry, is a North American deciduous shrub with edible bland berries and drought and fire tolerance.

Amianthium muscitoxicum (Walter) A.Gray
Melanthiaceae

Amianthium muscitoxicum (Walter) A.Gray

Amianthium muscitoxicum (Walter) A.Gray

Amianthium muscitoxicum is a poisonous eastern US native perennial, historically used as a fly poison by early colonists.

Ammannia coccinea Rottb.
Lythraceae

Ammannia coccinea Rottb.

Ammannia coccinea Rottb.

Ammannia coccinea is an annual loosestrife family flowering plant native to most of the contiguous United States.

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