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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dysphania anthelmintica
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
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Read more about Wormseed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dysphania anthelmintica
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Dysphania anthelmintica
INCLUDED WITHIN
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. ambrosioides
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-03-001?:
Chenopodium ambrosioides
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. anthelminticum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ambrina ambrosioides
COMMON NAME:
Wormseed, Epazote
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dysphania anthelmintica
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dysphania anthelmintica
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Dysphania anthelmintica
INCLUDED WITHIN
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. ambrosioides
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-03-001?:
Chenopodium ambrosioides
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. anthelminticum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ambrina ambrosioides
3070
Forb
Annual/Weak perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
Habitat: dunes, also in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Unisexual
5 persistent sepals
Petals absent
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle
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