Latin name: Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
  Pronunciation: ken-o-PODE-ee-um am-bro-zee-
  OH-i-dees

  Common name: Mexican-tea
  Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot)
  Habitat: Weed in waste places, moist coastal areas
  at low elevations, naturalized from tropical America

  Blooming period: June to October
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Chenopodium
  2) ambrosioides
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