Image to followAI-generated illustrationAmbrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
FamilyGenus: Ambrosianative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
Ambrosia artemisiifolia is an introduced, broad-leaved herbaceous plant in Great Britain, reaching around 0.7 m in height. It flowers from August to October and favours full sun on moderately moist, alkaline soils.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
An introduced, established species.
Annual cycle
Flowers from August to October.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
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Flowering period
Aug – Okt
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.695 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Prefers full sun and a moderately moist, alkaline soil. Thrives in warm conditions and tolerates low levels of disturbance.
Scientific profile
Ambrosia artemisiifolia is an herbaceous, non-woody plant with a broad-leaved growth form. It typically attains a height of about 0.7 m. The species flowers from August to October. It is adapted to full sun conditions and moderately moist, alkaline soils, with a medium nutrient requirement. The plant is warm-loving and tolerates low-disturbance environments. In Great Britain it is an introduced and established species.
Pollinators & visitors
3 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Other flower visitors
7 other species visit the flowers
Eremophila alpestrisLoxia curvirostraAnthus rubescensCalcarius lapponicusPlectrophenax nivalisSpatula hottentotaAcanthis flammea
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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