| Taxon | Ambrosia ilicifolia |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | ambrosia; ragweed; rag-weed; rag weed; bur-sage; bur sage; bursage; burr-sage; burr sage; burr-ragweed; burr ragweed; bur-ragweed; bur ragweed; burro brush; burro-brush; burrobrush |
| Species common name(s) | holly-leaved bur-sage; holly-leaved bur sage; holly-leaved bursage; holly-leaved burbush; holly leaved burbush; holly-leaf bur-sage; holly-leaf bur sage; holly-leaf bursage; hollyleaf bursage; holly-leaf burr-ragweed; hollyleaf burr-ragweed; hollyleaf burr ragweed |
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| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | bitterweed, bitter weed, bitter-weed, hog weed, hog-weed, hogweed are applied to taxa in multiple families; Roman wormwood is applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
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| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Franseria ilicifolia A. Gray |
