bur-sage
Ambrosia dumosa (A.Gray) W.W.Payne
Ambrosia dumosa is a member of the Asteraceae family and is commonly known as bur-sage. It is a significant plant in the creosote-bush scrub community, found in the Mojave Desert of California, Nevada, and Utah, as well as the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and northwestern Mexico.
Description
Ambrosia dumosa, known as bur-sage, is a species in the Asteraceae family. It is a common plant in desert ecosystems, particularly in the creosote-bush scrub community. Its distribution includes the Mojave Desert in California, Nevada, and Utah, and the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and northwestern Mexico. The species was published in 1964 under the authorship of W.W.Payne.
Other common names
bur-sagewhite bur-sageburrobushburro-weedWhite Burrobushwhite bursage
Distribution
Arizona · California · Mexico Northwest · Nevada · Utah
Synonyms
Franseria albicaulisFranseria dumosaFranseria dumosa var. dumosaGaertneria dumosa
