Ambrosia

Ambrosia is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae or Asteraceae family. They are distributed mainly in hot and dry regions of the world: in Central and South America, Asia (Mongolia, Far East), as well as in Central Europe. The flowers contain essential oils with a pungent odor, which negatively affects the human respiratory system and causes allergic reactions. White-flowering varieties of Ambrosia brought to us from North America have spread widely among local plants, blooming especially luxuriantly in the second half of summer. They turn yellow during heat treatment. Unpretentious plants. They grow in moderately humid climates. In the southern regions they are often grown as ornamental. Some species, such as Ambrosia sesalboam, or Turkish ragweed (divided into several subspecies) are grown to produce cut flowers.

Plants of the genus Ambrosia grow in damp meadows and rice fields. Although mature plants have a strong, straight