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Taxon

Ambrosia chamissonis (Less.) Greene

Protologue Man. Bot. San Francisco 188. 1894 [2 Feb 1894]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Ambrosia chamissonis--CA. Marin Co. Marin Headlands. 26 May 02. 020.jpg

Ambrosia chamissonis--CA. Marin Co. Marin Headlands. 26 May 02. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ambrosia chamissonis--CA. Marin Co. Marin Headlands. 26 May 02.019.jpg

Ambrosia chamissonis--CA. Marin Co. Marin Headlands. 26 May 02.019.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (4).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (4).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (19).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (19).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (6).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (6).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (20).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (20).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (16).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (16).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (13).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (13).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (2).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (2).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (8).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (8).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (14).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (14).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (10).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (10).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (11).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (11).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (3).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (3).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (9).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (9).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (17).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (17).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (12).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (12).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (18).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (18).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (21).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (21).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (15).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (15).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (7).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (7).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco  19 Feb 2013  9111 (5).JPG

Ambrosia chamissonis, Stevens, W. D 34146--Chile, Bio Bio, Playa Colcura, Pilpilco 19 Feb 2013 9111 (5).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Alaska, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile South, Mexico Northwest, Oregon, Washington (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Stevens, W. D 34146

February 19, 2013

Location

Chile, Bio Bio, Concepcion (Lota, Chivilingo)

-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.

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

May 26, 2002

Location

United States, California, Marin (Mill Valley)

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

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Ambrosia

Specific Epithet

chamissonis

Authorship

(Less.) Greene

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#288,113 of 335,497

Top 86%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →