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Dysphania ambrosioides
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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
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAmaranthaceae
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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
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- Commons category
- Dysphania ambrosioides
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- Dysphania ambrosioides
- taxon common name
- wormseed
- taxon range
- Myanmar
- short name
- D. ambrosioides
- Flora of the Hawaiian Islands URL
- naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/speciesdescr.cfm?genus=Dysphania&species=ambrosioides
- taxon author citation
- (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
- indigenous to
- South America
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e
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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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