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Questions and Answers: 2017

Question: Found in northeast Nebraska on a prairie

  • Question

    Found in northeast Nebraska on a prairie

    Answer

    Dear Shellbi, your plant appears to be Ambrosia trifida (giant ragweed), a member of the Asteraceae. The staminate flowers have all fallen off the upper parts of the capitulescence.