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species 10,072 observations

Cheesebush

Ambrosia salsola

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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63 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Virginian Tiger Moth, Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth, Wavy-lined Emerald, Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth 11
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Asphondylia ambrosiae 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Gray Bird Grasshopper, Clastoptera brunnea, Veromessor pergandei, Flatormenis saucia 24
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors California Bordered Plant Bug, White-lined Sphinx, Variable Checkerspot, Sagebrush Checkerspot 27

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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