| Home Page | Ambrosia contains a small number of species of shrubs and annuals from the southwestern USA, and Mexico. Collectively called bursage, or ragweed. The name Ambrosia comes from the Greek for "immortal". Only 2 species are commonly used in xeriscape gardens. Both are evergreen shrubs with grey leaves, very drought resistant. One drawback is the burs, extremely spiny fruits, that attach to animals and clothes. Another drawback is the large production of pollen, responsible for allergies.
Ambrosia deltoidea Triangle Leaf Bursage, Rabbit Bush Ambrosia dumosa White Bursage, Burro Weed
Desert Tropicals Home Page List of All the Plants | More in the Asteraceae family Desert-Tropicals is dedicated to provide gardening advice, gardening ideas, and information about flower of all kind for landscape and collections.We try to check carefully the identification of the plants on the illustrations as well as the other information from the page, but occasionally errors do occur. if you notice anything that needs to be changed please contact us.Thanks. © 1998-2020 Philippe Faucon, All Rights Reserved. |
