San Diego bursage Asteraceae Ambrosia chenopodiifolia (Benth.) Payne   symbol: AMCH5
	Leaf: Alternate, simple, evergreen, ovate, 1 to 1 1/2 inches, coarse serrate or toothed, nearly lobed, green above and covered in white pubescence, pale below, drought deciduous. Flower: Dull yellow-green, in small clusters borne on a spike, March to June. Fruit: A spiny round bur with slender hooked spines, 1/2 inch in diameter. Twig: Green to reddish brown with white pubescence, brittle, narrow leaf scars, resinous or sticky. Bark: Reddish brown and becoming smooth and shiny, later becoming somewhat scaly or shallowly ridged and furrowed. Form: A gangling, sprawling shrub to 2 feet tall.
	No range map exists for this species. See a map of the states in which Ambrosia chenopodiifolia can be found (opens a new window). USDA Plants Database Ambrosia chenopodiifolia is native to North America.