All this is thanks to the copious amounts of pollen it wafts into the breeze. A couple of more things: The common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia , is the most efficient plant to remove lead from the ground. Young ragweed plants should be eliminated as soon as they sprout. No hints were left. No hints were left.

Ragweed, (genus Ambrosia), any of a group of about 40 species of weedy plants of the family Asteraceae. This could quite possibly be one of the most despised plants whether people realize it or not. It is ragweed, not goldenrod, that is responsible for causing hay fever. Your back will thank you. The ragweeds are coarse annuals with rough hairy stems, mostly lobed or divided leaves, and inconspicuous greenish flowers that are borne in small heads, the male in terminal spikes and the female in the upper axils of the leaves.

They grow very quickly into impressive weeds and the woody stems are hard to chop at that point.

So get them while they are babies. Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), the bane of hay fever sufferers. Ambrosia Artemisiifolia is the scientific name of common ragweed, the bane of many hay fever sufferers. Ragweed is the leading cause of allergic rhinitis in the U… With all that being said, I could not call this In Defense of Plants if I did not come to the … Why a rather nondescript plant that is a prime allergen would be called Ambrosia is anyone’s guess. Most species are native to North America .