Ambrosia hispida Pursh. Common name: Coastal Ragweed. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Beaches, dunes, and less commonly inland in hammocks. Distribution: Peninsular FL; West Indies; s. Mexico (ROO, VER, YUC) and Central America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl7, FNA21, K4, Mex, S, SE1, WH3. Basionym: Ambrosia hispida Pursh 1814 [1813]
Links to other floras: = Ambrosia hispida - FNA21
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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