Pronunciation: am-BRO-zee-a doo-MOE-sa
Common name: Burrobush
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Well-drained soils throughout the desert
to about 5000', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree
woodland
Blooming period: February to June and September
to November
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Ambrosia
2) dumosa