BOTANICAL NOTE
The ephemeral appearance of Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asteraceae) in Warsaw
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Zakład Botaniki Konserwatorskiej, Polska Akademia Nauk Ogród Botaniczny
– Centrum Zachowania Różnorodności Biologicznej w Powsinie, ul. Prawdziwka 2, 02-973
Warszawa, Polska
Online publication date: 2020-12-30
Publication date: 2020-12-30
Fragm. Flor. et Geobot. Pol. 2020; XXVII(2): 714-717
ABSTRACT
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one specimen of Ambrosia artemisiifolia was discovered growing among ornamental shrubs on a city lawn
in the Wola district (western part of Warsaw). This is the third locality of it found in Warsaw. Ambrosia artemisiifolia
is a widespread invasive species native to the eastern prairies of North America. It is a noxious
weed, naturalized in boreal, temperate and tropical Eurasia, Africa, Macaronesia, Australia, New Zealand,
Oceania and Hawaii, as well as Alaska, Canada and the southwestern United States.