Ambrosia chamissonis--CA. Marin Co. Marin Headlands. 26 May 02. 020.jpg
Ambrosia chamissonis (Less.) Greene belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Ambrosia
Specific Epithet
chamissonis
Authorship
(Less.) Greene
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#288,113 of 335,497
Top 86%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
United States, California, Marin
37.8925, -122.568611
Location Remarks
Muir Woods National Monument. Take Highway 101 to the Highway 1/ Stinson Beach Exit. Follow the signs to Muir Woods.
Collectors
Location
Chile, Bio Bio, Concepcion
-37.144167, -73.170556
Location Remarks
Comuna Lota, Playa Colcura, S of Lota; sand beach and rocky shore at N end of beach. Sea level.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel
Notes
On sand, mat-forming, shoots ascending at tips, staminate flowers yellow, pistillate green.
