Carried by 2 nurseries
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Ambrosia dumosa, the burro-weed or white bursage, is a common constituent of the creosote-bush scrub community throughout the Mojave desert of California, Nevada, and Utah and the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and northwestern Mexico. Ambrosia dumosa has been studied to determine allelopathic interactions with creosote bush, Larrea tridentata, which produces a chemical that inhibits the growth of A. dumosa. Other studies have suggested that A. dumosa roots produce a chemical that causes them to grow away from conspecific roots, preventing competition for water resources. In addition to burrow-weed, A. dumosa is also commonly called bur sage, burro weed, and burro bush.
Shrub
2 - 3 ft Tall
Upright
Fast
Yellow, Cream
Winter
Full Sun
Low
Moderate
Fast
Prefers sandy to granular soils.
Desert
Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 17 likely
Ambrosia Plume Moth
Adaina ambrosiae
Garden Webworm Moth
Achyra rantalis