New York Metropolitan Flora

Genus: Ambrosia

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Last Modified 01/25/2013

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Nomenclature

Ambrosia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 987. 1753.

List of Ambrosia Species

Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ambrosia trifida Ambrosia bidentata Ambrosia psilostachya

References to Ambrosia

  • Bard, G. E. 1952. Secondary succession on the piedmont of New Jersey. Ecol. Monogr. 22: 195-215.
  • Bazzaz, F. A. 1970. Secondary dormancy in the seeds of the common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 97: 302-305.
  • Bonasera, J.; Lynch, J.; Leck, M. A. 1979. Comparison of the allelopathic potential of four marsh species. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 106: 217-222.
  • Connolly, B. A. 2008. Six new vascular plant taxa for Connecticut. Rhodora 110: 354-358.
  • DiTommaso, A. 2004. Germination behavior of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) populations across a range of salinities. Weed Science 52: 1002-1009.
  • Fogg, J. M. Jr. 1966. The silent travelers. Brooklyn Bot. Gard. Rec. 22: 4-7. (New Series)
  • Hanks, J. P.; Lewis, A. J. 1971. Ambrosia bidentata: a new ragweed in the Torrey range. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 98: 109.
  • Kingsbury, J. M. 1966. Poison ivy, poison sumac and other rash-producing plants. Cornell Extension Bulletin 1154: 1-16.
  • Lawrey, J. D. 1977. Trace metal accumulation by plant species from a coal strip-mining area in Ohio. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 104: 368-375.
  • Leck, M. A. 1996. Germination of macrophytes from a Delaware River tidal freshwater wetland. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 123: 48-67.
  • Leck, M. A.; Simpson, R. L. 1993. Seeds and seedlings of the Hamilton marshes, a Delaware river tidal freshwater wetland. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 144: 267-81.
  • MacDonald, A. A. M.; Kotanen, P. M. 2010. Leaf damage has weak effects on growth and fecundity of common ragweed (Amrosia artemisiifolia). Botany 88: 158-164.
  • Martin, M. D. et.al. 2009. Pollen clumping and wind dispersal in an invasive angiosperm. Amer. J. Bot. 96: 1703-1711.
  • Paquin, V.; Aarssen, L. W. 2004. Allometric gender allocation in Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asteraceae) has adaptive plasticity. Amer. J. Bot. 91: 430-438.
  • Payne, W. W. 1964. A re-evaluation of the genus Ambrosia (Compositae). J. Arnold Arbor 45: 401-430.
  • Willemsen, R. O.; Rice, E. L. 1972. Mechanism of seed dormancy in Ambrosia artemisiifolia). Amer. J. Bot. 59: 248-257.