Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:988. 1753
Verified:
10/29/2007
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
annual ragweed – bitterweed – common ragweed – ragweed – Roman-wormwood – short ragweed – English (Canada)
common ragweed – French
ambroisie annuelle – petit herbe à poux – French (Canada)
petite herbe à poux – German
Beifußambrosie – beifußblättriges Traubenkraut – römischer Wermut – Traubenkraut – Japanese Rōmaji
buta-kusa – Portuguese (Brazil)
ambrósia – artemísia – cravorana – losna-selvagem – Spanish
altamisa – ambrosia de hojas de ajenjo – artemisia de terra – Transcribed Chinese
tun cao – Transcribed Korean
doejipul –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | New Brunswick | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Nova Scotia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Prince Edward Island | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Québec | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Iowa | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Kansas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Minnesota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Missouri | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Nebraska | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | North Dakota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Oklahoma | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | South Dakota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Wisconsin | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Connecticut | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Indiana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maine | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Hampshire | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Jersey | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Ohio | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Rhode Island | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Vermont | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | West Virginia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Colorado | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Montana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Wyoming | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Alabama | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Arkansas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Delaware | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | District of Columbia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Kentucky | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maryland | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Mississippi | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | South Carolina | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Tennessee | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Alberta | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Manitoba | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Saskatchewan | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Cuba | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Hispaniola | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Jamaica | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Paraguay | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Caribbean | Dominican Republic | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Caribbean | West Indies | | |
| 3 | Adventive | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
| 3 | Adventive | Europe | Eastern Europe | Estonia | | |
| 3 | Adventive | Europe | Eastern Europe | Latvia | | |
| 3 | Adventive | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
| 3 | Adventive | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | |
| 3 | Adventive | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
| 3 | Adventive | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Mauritius | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Korea | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | n.e. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | New South Wales | e. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | e. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Western Australia | s. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Belarus | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Lithuania | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Moldova | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | United States | Hawaii | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Bahamas | | |
| 6 | Other | | | | | exact native range obscure |
Native
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Connecticut]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Colorado, Montana, Wyoming]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Texas]
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica
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BRAZIL:
Brazil
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia, Peru
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Cultivated
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
West Indies, Dominican Republic
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BRAZIL:
Brazil
Adventive
Africa
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Ireland
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Estonia, Latvia
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia
Naturalized
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Portugal [Madeira Islands]
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Egypt
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Mauritius
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Turkey
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CAUCASUS:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
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CHINA:
China
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EASTERN ASIA:
Korea, Japan, Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India (n.e.)
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [New South Wales (e.), Queensland (e.), Western Australia (s.)]
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, United Kingdom, Norway
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Serbia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Pacific
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NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
Other
(exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |
| Vertebrate poisons | mammals | to humans, source of allergenic airborne pollen | McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. |
| Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103817.
Accessed 3 May 2025.