Asteraceae
Ageratina

Ageratina altissima (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

First published in Phytologia 19: 212 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to U.S.A. It is used as a poison and a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced into:

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Korea, Northern Provinces, Poland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lindheimer, F. [s.n.] United States K003132019 No
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K003131971 No
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K003132012 No
Hermann, F.J. [8386] United States K003132003 No
Bourgeau, E. [517] Mexico K003132125 No
Torrey [s.n.] K003131983 No
White [s.n.] K003131978 No
Bush, B.F. [1440] K003131975 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003131981 No
Fernald, M.L. [57] United States K003132001 No
Stevens, G.W. [2122] United States K003132013 No
Pammel, L.H.; Naylor, J.S. [534] United States K003131996 No
Schweinitz [s.n.] K003131980 No
s.coll. [224] K003131987 No
Thompson, R.A.; Johnson, F.L.; Schnell, G.D. [C0011] United States K003131992 No
Lindheimer, F.J. [908] United States K003132018 No
Bourgeau, E. [591] Mexico K003132124 No
Drummond [s.n.] United States K003131970 No
Palmer, E.J. [8696] United States K003131998 No
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K003132008 No
Greenman, J.M. [324] United States K003131994 No
Goldie [s.n.] K003131979 No
Schwein. [s.n.] United States K001739724 No
Hooker [s.n.] United States K003132000 No
Moses [s.n.] United States K003132016 No
Schweinitz [s.n.] K003131984 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003132015 No
s.coll. [294] United States K003131982 No
Beattie, F.S. [s.n.] United States K003131973 No
Cleghorn [s.n.] Canada K003131988 No
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K003131997 No
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] K003131977 No
Drummond [161] United States K003131995 No
Pruski, J.; Ortiz, R. [4469] United States K003132006 No
Divoky, R.E. United States K:SPC-49750.000 No
Macoun [797] Canada K003131990 No
[N]. S. S. [s.n.] United States K003132011 No
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K003131972 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003131974 No
Torrey [s.n.] United States K003132014 No
Drummond [s.n.] United States K003131969 No
Ecole [s.n.] K003131985 No
Ahles, H.E.; Duke, J.A. [47587] United States K003132007 No
Rousseau, J. [31290] Canada K003131991 No
[Permal] [s.n.] Canada K003131989 No
B. Mous[p] [4] K003131986 No
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K003132010 No
Bush, B.F. [9272] United States K003132005 No
s.coll. [5334] United States K003132009 No
Hooker [s.n.] United States K003131999 No
Taylor, B.C. [s.n.] United States K003132004 No
Rickard, T.; Sartwell [s.n.] K003131968 No
Greenman, J.M. [324] United States K003131993 No
Walz [s.n.] United States K003131976 No
Arsene, F. [s.n.] Mexico K003132123 No
Weatherby, C.A.; Weatherby, U.F. [s.n.] United States K003132002 No
Lindheimer, F.J. [909] United States K003132017 No
Bourgeau, E. [1100] Mexico Ageratina ageratoides K003132127 No
Bourgeau, E. [1927] Ageratina ageratoides K003132126 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Eupatorium ageratoides K003141780 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Eupatorium ageratoides K003141781 Yes
Cody, W.J.; Kemp, W.E. [13324] Canada Eupatorium rugosum K003141431 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0