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Ageratum (whiteweed) with Attributes

Synonyms: Blakeanthus; Caelestina; Carelia; Coelestina

Wikipedia Abstract

Ageratum (/əˈdʒɛrətəm/), (whiteweed in the USA), is a genus of 40 to 60 tropical and warm temperate flowering annuals and perennials from the family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae. Most species are native to Central America and Mexico but four are native to the United States. They form tussocks or small hills. They grow to a height of 30 in. The opposite leaves are cordate or oval, hairy or tomentose. The margins are slightly toothed or serrate. The leaves form compact clusters.
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Species

Ageratum albidum (Attributes)
Ageratum ballotifolium (Attributes)
Ageratum candidum (Attributes)
Ageratum chortianum (Attributes)
Ageratum conyzoides (Billygoat-weed) (Attributes)
Ageratum corymbosum (Butterfly Mist) (Attributes)
Ageratum echioides (Attributes)
Ageratum ellipticum (Attributes)
Ageratum fastigiatum (Attributes)
Ageratum gaumeri (Attributes)
Ageratum hondurense (Attributes)
Ageratum houstonianum (bluemink) (Attributes)
Ageratum lundellii (Attributes)
Ageratum maritimum (Cape Sable whiteweed) (Attributes)
Ageratum microcarpum (Attributes)
Ageratum microcephalum (Attributes)
Ageratum molinae (Attributes)
Ageratum munaense (Attributes)
Ageratum myriadenium (Attributes)
Ageratum oerstedii (Attributes)
Ageratum paleaceum (Attributes)
Ageratum peckii (Attributes)
Ageratum petiolatum (Attributes)
Ageratum platylepis (Attributes)
Ageratum riparium (Attributes)
Ageratum salvanaturae (Attributes)
Ageratum solisii (Attributes)
Ageratum standleyi (Attributes)
Ageratum tehuacanum (Attributes)
Ageratum tomentosum (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0