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Dysphania ambrosioides

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Dysphania ambrosioides

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Also known as Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea, epazote, wormseed

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

*Dysphania ambrosioides* is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae, belonging to the genus *Dysphania*. It is classified within the order Caryophyllales, class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. The scientific name is cited as (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants. Common names for this taxon include Duft-Drüsengänsefuß, 臭杏, 土荊芥, and 土荆芥.

The species is indigenous to the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Its recorded range also includes China, Shanghai, Tibet Autonomous Region, and Guangdong. It has been introduced to various locations, including Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Arizona, Ascension, Assam, Austria, the Azores, the Bahamas, and Baleares. The plant has uses as a medicinal plant and food.

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Species

Dysphania ambrosioides

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCaryophyllales
  5. FamilyAmaranthaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arkansas, Aruba, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
Observations recorded47,541

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4,273
With media
2,837
Family
Amaranthaceae
Collections
STDOM, FESI-UNAM, UNICACH, JROH, NY, CHSC
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, China

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Dysphania
Image
Dysphania ambrosioides Blanco1.69.jpg
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taxon name
Dysphania ambrosioides
taxon rank
species
Commons category
Dysphania ambrosioides
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Dysphania ambrosioides
taxon common name
wormseed
taxon range
Myanmar
short name
D. ambrosioides
taxon author citation
(L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
indigenous to
South America
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Encyclopedic overview

Dysphania ambrosioides, formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides, known as epazote, Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea or wormseed, is an annual or short-lived perennial herb native to the Americas.

Description

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