Asteraceae

Holly-leaf burr-ragweed

Ambrosia ilicifolia (A.Gray) W.W.Payne

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ambrosia

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Holly-leaf burr-ragweed (Ambrosia ilicifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: دمسيسة بهشية الأوراق
English: Holly-leaf burr-ragweed, Hollyleaf bur ragweed, Hollyleaf bursage

Synonyms

Franseria ilicifolia A.Gray
Gaertneria ilicifolia (A.Gray) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: January to March (from 21 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: nmoorhatch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Bob Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Bob Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Bob Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bob Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bob Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bob Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bob Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jose Luis Leon de la Luz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.