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Questions and Answers: 2014

Question: Can you ID this one please? Found on under power lines, in mesic soil, in Johnston, RI.

  • Question

    Can you ID this one please? Found on under power lines, in mesic soil, in Johnston, RI.

    Answer

    Dear dmcgrady, you've photographed a species of Ambrosia (ragweed). I am not able to tell from the images if this is Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) or A. psilostachya (perennial ragweed). If you have these images in high resolution formats, feel free to send them to ahaines@newenglandwild.org and I might be able to make some details that I can't see in these pictures. Best wishes.