Dysphania ambrosioides
mexican tea, mexican-tea, wormseed, epazote
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
dentate, pinnatifid, serrate, sinuate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, lanceolate, ovate
Growth Form
forb, shrub
Flower Month
July - November
Height (meters)
0.3 - 2.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual, perennial
Wetland Class
FACU
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
0
Field Characters
Annual growing to 1.2 m tall, irregularly branched, with 12 cm long leaves. Its flowers are small and green and occur in a panicle at the top of the stem.
Habitat
A weed in garden, roadsides, waste places, cultivated fields, shores, salt marshes.
Plant Uses
A traditional leaf vegetable in Mexico used for its pungent flavor.