Common ragweed: a threat to environmental health in Europe

M Smith, L Cecchi, CA Skjøth, G Karrer… - Environment …, 2013 - Elsevier
Common or short ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) is an annual herb belonging to the
Asteraceae family that was described by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century. It is a noxious …

Ragweed pollen allergy: burden, characteristics, and management of an imported allergen source in Europe

KW Chen, L Marusciac, PT Tamas, R Valenta… - … Archives of Allergy and …, 2018 - karger.com
Ambrosia artemisiifolia, also known as common or short ragweed, is an invasive annual
flowering herbaceous plant that has its origin in North America. Nowadays, ragweed can be …

Biological Flora of the British Isles: Ambrosia artemisiifolia

F Essl, K Biró, D Brandes, O Broennimann… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Ambrosia artemisiifolia
L.(Common ragweed) that are relevant to understanding its ecology. The main topics are …

Rapid and repeated local adaptation to climate in an invasive plant

LA van Boheemen, DZ Atwater, KA Hodgins - New Phytologist, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions provide opportunities to study evolutionary processes occurring over
contemporary timescales. To explore the speed and repeatability of adaptation, we …

Comparative chloroplast genomes: insights into the evolution of the chloroplast genome of Camellia sinensis and the phylogeny of Camellia

L Li, Y Hu, M He, B Zhang, W Wu, P Cai, D Huo… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Chloroplast genome resources can provide useful information for the evolution
of plant species. Tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is among the most economically valuable …

Multiple introductions, admixture and bridgehead invasion characterize the introduction history of Ambrosia artemisiifolia in Europe and Australia

LA van Boheemen, E Lombaert… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Admixture between differentiated populations is considered to be a powerful mechanism
stimulating the invasive success of some introduced species. It is generally facilitated …

Modelling the introduction and spread of non‐native species: International trade and climate change drive ragweed invasion

DS Chapman, L Makra, R Albertini… - Global Change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions are a major driver of global change, for which models can attribute
causes, assess impacts and guide management. However, invasion models typically focus …

Climate warming can reduce biocontrol efficacy and promote plant invasion due to both genetic and transient metabolomic changes

Y Sun, T Züst, D Silvestro, M Erb, O Bossdorf… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change may affect plant–herbivore interactions and their associated ecosystem
functions. In an experimental evolution approach, we subjected replicated populations of the …

Ragweed pollen collected along high‐traffic roads shows a higher allergenicity than pollen sampled in vegetated areas

A Ghiani, R Aina, R Asero, E Bellotto, S Citterio - Allergy, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Pollutants may affect pollen allergenicity and thus the prevalence of allergies.
Although a few studies are available in literature, the connection between pollution and the …

Phenology predicts the native and invasive range limits of common ragweed

DS Chapman, T Haynes, S Beal, F Essl… - Global change …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate models for species' distributions are needed to forecast the progress and impacts
of alien invasive species and assess potential range‐shifting driven by global change …