Parthenium hysterophorus

by Ethel Aardvark

Common Name(s)

Santa Maria feverfew, quinine weed, ragweed parthenium

Synonym(s)

Argyrochaeta bipinnatifida, Argyrochaeta parviflora, Echetrosis pentasperma, Parthenium glomeratum , Parthenium pinnatifidum, Villanova bipinnatifida

Is this plant a cultivar? No

Life History: Annual

Growth Form: forb

Native Range

Mexico and Central and South America, souther US near Gulf of Mexico.

History as an Ornamental

I did not find any mention of it being an ornamental.

Images

by Ethel Aardvark
image info