Taxon: Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

Summary

Genus:

Dysphania

Family:

Chenopodiaceae

Subfamily:

Chenopodioideae

Tribe:

Dysphanieae

Nomen number:

446530

Place of publication:

Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 59:382. 2002

Verified:

05/24/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

17 (5 active, 4 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Chenopodium ambrosioides L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. var. ambrosioides

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Janick, J., ed. 1999. Perspectives on new crops and uses Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
León, B. 2004. pers. comm. Note: re. Spanish (Peru) common names
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:89. Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	American wormseed	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
English	Jerusalem-tea	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
English	Mexican-tea		1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	Spanish-tea	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
English	wormseed		1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Arabic	mintina	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Boulos, L. & M. N. El-Hadidi. 1984. The weeds of Egypt.
Arabic	nitna	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
French	ambroisie du Mexique	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
German	mexikanischer Tee	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
German	wohlriechender Gänsefuß	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
German	Wurmsamen	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Portuguese	erva-de-Santa-Maria	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Portuguese (Brazil)	ambrósia	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	ambrósia-do-México	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	anserina-vermífuga	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	ereva-mata-pulga	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	erva-das-lombrigas	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	erva-de-bicho	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	erva-formigueira	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	mastruço	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Janick, J., ed. 1999. Perspectives on new crops and uses Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Portuguese (Brazil)	menstruço	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanish	apazote	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Spanish	apozote	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Spanish	epazote	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Spanish	hierba hormiguera	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Spanish	pazote	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Spanish (Peru)	paico	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	León, B. 2004. pers. comm. Note: re. Spanish (Peru) common names
Swedish	citronmålla		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Korean	naemsaemyeongaju	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	2	Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California (Norte)		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California Sur		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	District of Columbia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Flora of Guatemala. 24(part 4):140.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Flora of Guatemala. 24(part 4):140.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Flora of Guatemala. 24(part 4):140.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina			Hunziker, A. T., dir. 1994-. Flora fanerogámica Argentina.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile			Navas-Bustamante, L. E. 1973-1979. Flora de la cuenca de Santiago de Chile.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay			Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere

Native
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Utah]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California (Norte), Baja California Sur, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay

Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)

Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
Hunziker, A. T., dir. 1994-. Flora fanerogámica Argentina.
Navas-Bustamante, L. E. 1973-1979. Flora de la cuenca de Santiago de Chile.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Flora of Guatemala. 24(part 4):140.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Food additives	flavoring	as Chenopodium ambrosioides L.	Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 Note: as Chenopodium ambrosioides
Food additives	flavoring	as Chenopodium ambrosioides L.	Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Chenopodium ambrosioides
Harmful organism host	crop diseases	as Chenopodium ambrosioides L.	Holm, L. et al. 1997. World weeds: natural histories and distribution John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. 176.
Harmful organism host	crop pests	as Chenopodium ambrosioides L.	Holm, L. et al. 1997. World weeds: natural histories and distribution John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. 176.
Materials	essential oils	used in cosmetics, as Chenopodium ambrosioides L.	Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 Note: as Chenopodium ambrosioides
Medicines	folklore	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 Note: as Chenopodium ambrosioides
Medicines	folklore	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):194. Note: as Chenopodium ambrosioides
Medicines	folklore	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs Note: as Chenopodium ambrosioides
Medicines	folklore	as Chenopodium ambrosioides	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Chenopodium ambrosioides
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	oil	Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Weed	seed contaminant	potential; as Chenopodium ambrosioides L.	Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: as Chenopodium ambrosioides

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=446530. Accessed 14 April 2026.