giant ragweed

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giant ragweed

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Also known as: Ambrosia trifida, great ragweed, horse cane

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…Roman wormwood, hogweed, hogbrake, and bitterweed, is found across the North American continent. It typically grows about 1 metre (3.5 feet) high and has thin, alternate or opposite, much-divided leaves. The great, or giant, ragweed (A. trifida), also called bitterweed or horse cane, is native from Quebec to British Columbia…
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…Roman wormwood, hogweed, hogbrake, and bitterweed, is found across the North American continent. It typically grows about 1 metre (3.5 feet) high and has thin, alternate or opposite, much-divided leaves. The great, or giant, ragweed (A. trifida), also called bitterweed or horse cane, is native from Quebec to British Columbia…
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