Quercus

Lanceleaf Ragweed

Ambrosia bidentata

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

60CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Ambrosia

  • Achyra rantalisGarden Webworm Moth
  • Adaina ambrosiaeAmbrosia Plume Moth, Ragweed Plume Moth
  • Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
  • Azenia obtusaObtuse Yellow
  • Caenurgina erechteaClover Looper Moth, Common Grass Moth, Forage Looper
  • Chionodes mediofuscellaBlack-Smudged Chionodes
  • Chlorochlamys chloroleucariaBlackberry Looper Moth
  • Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
  • Condica sutorThe Cobbler, Cobbler Groundling
  • Dichomeris juncidellaOrange-Dotted Dichomeris
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  • Ephestiodes infimellaReddish Ephestiodes
  • Epiblema otiosanaBidens Borer Moth
  • Epiblema strenuanaRagweed Borer
  • Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
  • Feltia subgothicaSubgothic Dart
  • Feltia tricosaConfused Dart, Tricose Dart
  • Helcystogramma chambersellaChambers' Twirler
  • Hellinsia inquinatusBlack-Marked Plume Moth
  • Herpetogramma bipunctalisSouthern Beet Webworm, Two-Spotted Herpetogramma
  • Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
  • Lascoria ambigualisAmbiguous Moth, Ambiguous Litter Moth
  • Leptostales pannariaPannaria Wave
  • Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
  • Ogdoconta cinereolaCommon Pinkband Groundling
  • Ostrinia obumbratalisSmartweed Borer
  • Papaipema cataphractaBurdock Border, Potato-Stalk Borer
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Papaipema rutilaMayapple Borer
  • Pelochrista cataclystianaSolidaga Eucosma, Solidaga Pelochrista
  • Pholisora catullusCommon Sootywing
  • Plagiomimicus pityochromusBlack-Barred Brown, Ragweed Seedcropper
  • Pleuroprucha insulsariaCommon Tan Wave
  • Polygonia interrogationisQuestion Mark
  • Ponometia candefactaOlive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth
  • Ponometia erastrioidesSmall Bird-Dropping Moth
  • Rachiplusia ouGray Looper
  • Schinia gracilentaIva Flower Moth, Slender Flower Moth
  • Schinia rivulosaRagweed Flower Moth
  • Schinia thoreauiThoreau's Flower Moth
  • Scopula inductataSoft-Lined Wave
  • Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
  • Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
  • Spragueia leoCommon Spragueia
  • Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined Emerald, Camouflaged Looper
  • Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
  • Tricholita signataSignate Quaker, Signate Groundcat
  • Astrotischeria heliopsisella
  • Bucculatrix agnella
  • Bucculatrix ambrosiaefoliella
  • Bucculatrix pomifoliella
  • Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella
  • Dichomeris washingtoniella
  • Epiblema minutana
  • Gnorimoschema ambrosiella
  • Gnorimoschema saphirinella
  • Hahncappsia marculenta
  • Landryia impositella
  • Paralobesia sambuci
  • Paralobesia vernoniana
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
2BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Ambrosia

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
31BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Ambrosia

  • Acanthis flammeaCommon Redpoll
  • Agelaius phoeniceusRed-winged Blackbird
  • Ammodramus savannarumGrasshopper Sparrow
  • Anthus rubescensAmerican Pipit
  • Anthus spragueiiSprague's Pipit
  • Calcarius lapponicusLapland Longspur
  • Calcarius pictusSmith's Longspur
  • Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
  • Colinus virginianusNorthern Bobwhite
  • Columbina passerinaCommon Ground Dove
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  • Corvus brachyrhynchosAmerican Crow
  • Dolichonyx oryzivorusBobolink
  • Eremophila alpestrisHorned Lark
  • Haemorhous mexicanusHouse Finch
  • Junco hyemalisDark-eyed Junco
  • Loxia curvirostraRed Crossbill
  • Loxia leucopteraWhite-winged Crossbill
  • Melospiza lincolniiLincoln's Sparrow
  • Melospiza melodiaSong Sparrow
  • Molothrus aterBrown-headed Cowbird
  • Ortalis vetulaPlain Chachalaca
  • Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
  • Plectrophenax nivalisSnow Bunting
  • Quiscalus quisculaCommon Grackle
  • Rhynchophanes mccowniiMcCown's Longspur
  • Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
  • Sturnus vulgarisEuropean Starling
  • Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
  • Tympanuchus phasianellusSharp-tailed Grouse
  • Zenaida macrouraMourning Dove
  • Zonotrichia querulaHarris's Sparrow
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae
Flower color
Green

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Lance Leaf Ragweed

Conservation status

Kentucky rankSNA
Global rankG5
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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