Annual Ragweed vs Blood Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia compared with Ambrosia trifida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Annual Ragweed	Blood Ragweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Ambrosia	Ambrosia
Species	Ambrosia artemisiifolia	Ambrosia trifida

Evolutionary Relationship

Annual Ragweed and Blood Ragweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ambrosia.

View Genus: Ambrosia

Conservation Status

Annual Ragweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Blood Ragweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Annual Ragweed	Blood Ragweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annual Ragweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (11 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Blood Ragweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (26 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Annual Ragweed

The Annual Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) is a species in the genus Ambrosia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blood Ragweed

The Blood Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) is a species in the genus Ambrosia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.