Ageratum conyzoides

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Ageratum conyzoides L.
Common Name:Tropical Whiteweed; Ageratum; Billygoat Weed
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
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Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, FACU (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Ageratum
Species Ageratum conyzoides L. - Tropical Whiteweed; Ageratum; Billygoat Weed

Citation

Citation Ageratum conyzoides Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 839. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data (lectotype: Hermann, Parad. Bat. 161, ic. 1698), typ. cons.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Ageratum album Ageratum album Hornemann, Hort. Bot. Hafn. 792. 1815.  
Ageratum arsenei Ageratum arsenei B. L. Robinson, Contr. Gray Herb. 64: 3. 1922. MEXICO: Nuevo Leon: Cercado near Monterrey, 12 Nov 1911, Arsène s.n. (hholotype: K; isotype: GH fragm).
Ageratum ciliare Ageratum ciliare Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 839. 1753. INDIA: Without data (lectotype: Plukenet, Phytographia t. 81(4). 1691). Lectotypified by H. Robinson, in C. E. Jarvis & Turland, Taxon 47: 351. 1998.
Ageratum conyzoides var. hirtum Ageratum conyzoides Linnaeus, var. hirtum de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 108. 1836.Ageratum hirsutum Lamarck ex Poiret 1810. 
Ageratum conyzoides var. inaequipaleaceum Ageratum conyzoides Linnaeus, var. inaequipaleaceum Hieronymus, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 44. 1895. COLOMBIA: Cauca: Near Popayan, s.d., Lehmann 4666 (holotype: B?; isotypes: GH, NY).
Ageratum cordifolium Ageratum cordifolium Roxburgh, Fl. India, ed. 1832. 3: 415. 1832. INDIA: West Bengal: Vicinity of Calcutta,
Ageratum hirsutum Ageratum hirsutum Lamarck ex Poiret, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 242. 1810.  
Ageratum hirtum Ageratum hirtum Lamarck, Encycl. 1: 54. 1783, nom. illegit.Ageratum conyzoides Linnaeus 1753. 
Ageratum humile Ageratum humile Salisbury, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 188. 1796, nom. illegit.Ageratum conyzoides Linnaeus 1753. 
Ageratum nanum Ageratum nanum Schultz Bipontinus, in K. Koch & Fintelmann, Wochenschr. Gaertnerei Pflanzenk. 1(Gart.-Nachr.): 26. 1858.  
Ageratum odoratum Ageratum odoratum Vilmorin, Fl. Pleine Terre, ed. 2. 42. 1866, nom. illegit.Ageratum conyzoides Linnaeus 1753. 
Ageratum suffruticosum Ageratum suffruticosum Regel, Gartenflora 3: 389, t. 108. 1854. MEXICO: Cult. in Germany, without data (lectotype: Regel, Gartenflora 3: t. 108. 1854). Lectotypified by M. F. Johnson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58: 27. 1971.
Cacalia mentrasto Cacalia mentrasto Vellozo, Fl. Flumin. 339. 1829 ("1825"). BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro, without data (lectotype: Vellozo, Fl. Flumin., Icon. 8: t. 69. 1831 ("1827")). Lectotypified by M. F. Johnson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58: 26. 1971.
Carelia conyzoides Carelia conyzoides (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 325. 1891.Ageratum conyzoides Linnaeus 1753. 
Carelia conyzoides var. robusta Carelia conyzoides (Linnaeus) Kuntze, var. robusta Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 325. 1891.  
Carelia conyzoides var. umbrosa Carelia conyzoides (Linnaeus) Kuntze, var. umbrosa Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 325. 1891.  
Carelia conyzoides var. pusilla Carelia conyzoides (Linnaeus) Kuntze, var. pusilla Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 325. 1891. VIETNAM
Eupatorium conyzoides Eupatorium conyzoides (Linnaeus) E. H. L. Krause, in Sturm, Deutschl. Fl., ed. 2. 13: 32. 1905, non Miller 1768, nec Vahl 1794.Ageratum conyzoides Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Geneva, Mobile

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UNA00027479 Mobile _ Aug 1886 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Ageratum conyzoides L.
ALNHS00004696 Geneva 02 Nov 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2756		 ALNHS
Ageratum conyzoides L.
UWAL0031973 Geneva 16 Nov 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25669		 UWAL
Ageratum conyzoides Linnaeus
AMAL00020968 Mobile 17 May 2015 Horne, Howard E.
2893		 AMAL
Ageratum conyzoides Linnaeus
TROY000041973 Geneva 16 Nov 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25669		 TROY
Ageratum conyzoides Linnaeus
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