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LATIN NAME
Ambrosia psilostachya
LONGEVITY
Perennial
SEASON
Warm
ORIGIN
Native
DETAILS
• Growth 1 to 3 feet tall
• Flowers July to September
• An important seed source for quail and ground nesting birds.
• If livestock do consume this plant in excess, accumulations of nitrates may occur; gives cows milk a bitter taste.
• Adapted to a wide variety of soils on disturbed sites, dry prairies, and hills.
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