Patagonia Wildflowers
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Mexican tea
Dysphania ambrosioides
Dysphania ambrosioides
Mexican tea Atriplex/Chenopodium
Dysphania ambrosioides Amaranthaceae
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English common name
  •Mexican tea
Spanish common names
  •epazote
  •paico
  •té de milpa
accepted scientific name
  •Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
rules for finding collection records
  Chenopodium ambrosioides (319)
  Dysphania ambrosioides (387)
family name
  • Amaranthaceae
Image Author: ©2008 Anthony Valois and the National Park Service
Image License: public domain
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: No obvious petals, Five petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is about 0.20 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Native to Central America, South America, and southern Mexico

How Likely at this Location (56%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (27%)
base map where plant found
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Disturbed
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Riparian
Meadow
Grassland
Forest
Native Plant Status
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native Not Present
Native to Central America, South America, and southern Mexico