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Chenopodiaceae
Dysphania

not marked as a favorite taxon Dysphania anthelmintica (Linnaeus) Mosyakin & Clemants. Common name: Wormseed, Epazote. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Dunes, also in disturbed areas. Distribution: NY south to FL, west to TX; Mexico, West Indies, Bermuda, Central America; scattered inland in North America probably as an introduction.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA4, Il, NE, NY; = Chenopodium anthelminticum L. — S13; < Ambrina ambrosioides (L.) Spach — S; < Chenopodium ambrosioides L. — Bah, C, G, NcTx, RAB, Tx, W, WH3, Wahl (1954); < Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. ambrosioides; > Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. anthelminticum (L.) A.Gray — F, Tat; > Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. chilense (Schrad.) Griseb. — F; < Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants — K4, Mex. Basionym: Chenopodium anthelminticum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Dysphania anthelmintica - FNA4

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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