Wild Flowering Plants
| Asteraceae family Ambrosia hispida Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 743. 1814. Labsent. Gap fwizé. Wormwood. Escaped trailing herb of sandy soil behind Vigie beach, Castries. Native to the West Indian, North America and Mesoamerica but probably not native to St. Lucia. Also cultivated. I have not observed this species wild or cultivated recently. Local medicinal uses |