Asteraceae
Ageratum

Ageratum littorale A.Gray

First published in Notes Compositae: 78 (1880)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Mexico to Honduras, Florida, Cuba, Cayman Islands. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Cayman Is., Cuba, Florida, Mexico Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Ageratum maritimum.]

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. 16: 78 (1881).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Small, J.K.; Mosier, C.A.; Small, G.K. [s.n.] United States K002897015 Yes
Killip, E.P. [31606] United States K002897012 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [1163] United States K002897013 Yes
Moldenke, H.N. [622] United States K002897014 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5446] United States K002897016 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [20] Mexico Ageratum maritimum var. intermedium K002897184 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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