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Chenopodium ambrosiodes Synonyms: Common Name(s): Mexican tea epazote; wormseed Family: Chenopodiaceae Growth Habit: Annual Invasiveness: Weed Growing Days: 150 to 210 (days) Temperature:
Abs.Max=31° (C) | Opt.Max=22° (C) | Opt.Min=15° (C) | Abs.Min=4° (C) | Precipitation: 80 to 150 (cm.) Winter Minimum: -2° (C) Soil pH: 6.5 to 7.5 Soil Texture/Type: Medium Soil Drainage: Well Photoperiod Response: Short day Light Intensity: Very bright Comments: Oil used as worm remedy. Probable origin neotropics. Previously cultivated in Illinois. Diseases: Rhizoctonia, Helminthosporium/Bipolaris, Anthrachose Uses: Additive - flavoring, Harmful Org. Host - crop disease, Harmful Org. Host - crop pests, Material - essent oils, Medicinal - folklore, Weed - possible seed contam., Poison - mammals Woodiness: Herbaceous Climate: Subtropical-humid, steppe and semi-arid, tropical-wet and dry Geographical Origin: Wide spread in subtropics, Wide spread in tropics
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