Ageratum
Also known as floss flower
thumb|right|220px|Bluemink (Ageratum houstonianum) Ageratum () (whiteweed in the US) 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Native toArizona, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Research
432 papers- Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae).Fitoterapia · 2002
- Ageratum conyzoides L. and Its Secondary Metabolites in the Management of Different Fungal Pathogens.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Cultivation
- Toxicity
- Weed risk
- Species
- Segregate genera
- References
thumb|right|220px|Bluemink (Ageratum houstonianum) Ageratum () (whiteweed in the US) 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 . The opposite leaves are cordate or oval, hairy or tomentose. The margins are slightly toothed or serrate. The leaves form compact clusters.