Asteraceae
Burrobrush
Ambrosia salsola
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Ambrosia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- دمسيسة روثانية
- English
- Burrobrush, White ragweed, Burrobush, Cheesebush, White burrobrush, White burrobush
- Spanish
- Jécota
Synonyms
- Ambrosia salsola var. salsola
- Hymenoclea fasciculata var. fasciculata
- Hymenoclea salsola Torr. & A.Gray
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 1,505 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sergey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Diana, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bob Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.