Ageratum conyzoides
Ageratum, Billy Goat Weed, Blue Ageratum, Blue Flowered Groundsel, Blue Top, Goat Weed, Mother Brinkly, Tropic Ateratum, Tropical Whiteweed, White Weed, Winter Weed, Billygoat Weed, Chick Weed, Goatweed, Whiteweed
Other regional names: White Cap
- White Cap
Also known as: Ageratum album Hort.Berol. ex Hornem., 1815 +17 more
- Ageratum album Hort.Berol. ex Hornem., 1815
- Ageratum album Steud.
- Ageratum arsenei B.L.Rob.
- Ageratum brachystephanum Regel
- Ageratum caeruleum Desf.
- Ageratum ciliare L.
- Ageratum ciliare Lour., 1790
- Ageratum conyzoides f. album (Willd.) B.L.Rob., 1913
- Ageratum conyzoides f. conyzoides
- Ageratum conyzoides f. obtusifolia (Lam.) Miq., 1856
- Ageratum conyzoides subsp. album (Willd.) B.L.Rob.
- Ageratum conyzoides subsp. hirtum (Lam.) DC.
- Ageratum conyzoides subsp. inaequipaleaceum Hieron.
- Ageratum conyzoides subsp. obtusifolia (Lam.) Miq.
- Ageratum conyzoides subsp. pilosum Blume
- Ageratum conyzoides var. hirtum (Lam.) DC.
- Ageratum conyzoides var. inaequipaleaceum Hieron.
- Ageratum conyzoides var. obtusifolium (Lam.) DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Found natively in North America, Ageratum conyzoides (commonly known as Ageratum or Billy goat weed) is an annual or shrub belonging to the Asteraceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Burkina, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Connecticut, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kentucky, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mississippi, Missouri, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Society Is., Socotra, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe