Common Name: TUMBLEWEED
Coefficient of Conservatism: 0
Coefficient of Wetness: 3
Wetness Index: FACU
Physiognomy: Nt A-Forb

A native American tumbleweed, but not collected in Michigan before 1878 (Kent Co.), thus its nativity in Micigan is perhaps uncertain. Disturbed places of all kinds, especially sandy areas: roadsides, railroads, dumps, gravel pits, fields, beaches, and gardens.

A. A. Reznicek

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Counties
Alcona
Allegan
Alpena
Antrim
Baraga
Barry
Bay
Benzie
Berrien
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Cheboygan or Emmet
Clare
Crawford
Delta
Emmet
Gogebic
Gratiot
Hillsdale
Houghton
Ingham
Iron
Isabella
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Keweenaw
Lake
Leelanau
Lenawee
Livingston
Mackinac
Mason
Mecosta
Menominee
Midland
Monroe
Montmorency
Muskegon
Newaygo
Oakland
Oceana
Ottawa
Presque Isle
Roscommon
Schoolcraft
Shiawassee
St. Clair
St. Joseph
Van Buren
Washtenaw
Wayne

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 28, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/48