Ambrosia arborescens

Ambrosia arborescens is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Andes from Colombia south to Bolivia.^[1]

Ambrosia arborescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Genus:	Ambrosia
Species:	A. arborescens
Binomial name
Ambrosia arborescens Mill.

In its native range, A. arborescens is used as a medicinal plant with analgesic, antiinflammatory and antiseptic properties.^[2]