Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ambrosia arborescens
altamisa, maleo, marco
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Ambrosia
Species
arborescens
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Franseria artemisioides Willd.
Taxon origin: Introduced - established
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Year of first record: 2005
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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