Scientific Name: Ambrosia deltoidea
? Shrub, native to the Sonoran Desert.
? Important nurse plant for the pincushion cactus.
? Stabilizes soils.
? The dominant understory plant of the Sonoran Desert upland.
? Can grow to 2 ft tall. May live for up to 50 years.
? May be confused with brittlebush or rabbitbrush.

Photo: Taken at Brown's Ranch on October 26, 2007. For more photos, click on camera icon.

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