Ageratum conyzoides

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 839. 1753.

Common names: Tropical whiteweed
Introduced
Synonyms: Ageratum latifolium Cavanilles
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 482. Mentioned on page 483.

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

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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.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Ageratum latifolium +
Ageratum conyzoides +
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