Difference between revisions of "Ageratum conyzoides"
Sp. Pl. 2: 839. 1753.
imported>Volume Importer |
imported>Volume Importer |
||
| Line 57: | Line 57: | ||
|publication year=1753 | |publication year=1753 | ||
|special status=Introduced | |special status=Introduced | ||
| − | |source xml=https:// | + | |source xml=https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V19-20-21/V21_1212.xml |
|tribe=Asteraceae tribe Eupatorieae | |tribe=Asteraceae tribe Eupatorieae | ||
|genus=Ageratum | |genus=Ageratum | ||
Latest revision as of 21:08, 5 November 2020
Annuals, perennials, or sub-shrubs, 20–150 cm (fibrous-rooted). Stems erect, sparsely to densely villous. Leaf blades ovate to elliptic-oblong, 2–8 × 1–5 cm, margins toothed, abaxial faces sparsely pilose and gland-dotted. Peduncles minutely puberulent and sparsely to densely pilose, eglandular. Involucres 3–3.5 × 4–5 mm. Phyllaries oblong-lanceolate (0.8–1.2 mm wide), glabrous or sparsely pilose (margins often ciliate), eglandular, tips abruptly tapering, subulate, 0.5–1 mm. Corollas usually blue to lavender, sometimes white. Cypselae sparsely strigoso-hispidulous; pappi usually of scales 0.5–1.5(–3) mm, sometimes with tapering setae, rarely 0. 2n = 20, 40.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Disturbed sites, mostly coastal
Elevation: 0–20 m
Distribution
Introduced; Ala., Calif., Conn., Fla., Ga., Ky., Md., Miss., Mo., N.C., South America, introduced, Mexico, West Indies, Central America, Pacific Islands (Hawaii).
Discussion
Ageratum conyzoides is apparently native to South America. North American plants were escapes and naturalized from cultivation.
Selected References
None.