ambrosia vs Australian Goosefoot

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Dysphania pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ambrosia	Australian Goosefoot
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus same	Dysphania	Dysphania
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Dysphania pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

ambrosia and Australian Goosefoot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dysphania.

View Genus: Dysphania

Conservation Status

ambrosia

NE — Not Evaluated

Australian Goosefoot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ambrosia	Australian Goosefoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ambrosia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (7 countries).

Australian Goosefoot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

ambrosia

The American Wormseed (Dysphania ambrosioides) is a species in the genus Dysphania. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

The Australian Goosefoot (Dysphania pumilio) is a species in the genus Dysphania. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Dysphania pumilio contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.