Ageratum
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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.
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Ageratum is a genus of plants within the family Asteraceae. It belongs to the order Asterales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus is also associated with the family Compositae. Its fruit type is an achene. Common names for the genus include whiteweed, Blåkvast, Sinitähtöset, and Անծերի.
The taxon has an accepted status according to WoRMS, with the authority cited as L. Records from iDigBio indicate the presence of the genus in Mexico, with collections held by institutions such as INECOL, IBUNAM, FC-UNAM, CICY, and FCB-BUAP. These records include 937 entries and 398 media items. Additionally, there are 71,504 occurrence records and 432 PubMed entries associated with the name Ageratum.
Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 937
- With media
- 398
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- INECOL, IBUNAM, FC-UNAM, CICY, FCB-BUAP, UACH
- Recorded in
- Mexico
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
- Defense Molecules of the Invasive Plant Species Ageratum conyzoides.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
- The Potentials of Ageratum conyzoides and Other Plants from Asteraceae as an Antiplasmodial and Insecticidal for Malaria Vector: An Article Review.Infection and drug resistance · 2023
- Phytochemical constituents and ethnopharmacological properties of Ageratum conyzoides L.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2019
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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