Ambrosia monogyra

Ambrosia monogyra
Winged fruits (top) and leaves and branches (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ambrosia
Species:
A. monogyra
Binomial name
Ambrosia monogyra
(Torr. & A. Gray) Strother & B.G. Baldwin
Synonyms

Hymenoclea monogyra Torr. & A.Gray ex A.Gray

Ambrosia monogyra is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family commonly known as the singlewhorl burrobrush, leafy burrobush, slender burrobush, and desert fragrance. Ambrosia monogyra is native to North America and is typically found in canyons, desert washes, and ravines throughout arid parts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. This species has green, threadlike leaves that emit a distinctive odor when crushed, and flowers from August to November. The fruits have distinctive wings in their middle that aid in dispersion through wind and water.