Ageratina adenophora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Eupatorieae
Subtribus: Oxylobinae
Genus: Ageratina
Species:

Name

Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) R.M.King & H.Rob., Phytologia 19: 211 (1970).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 420 (1826).
Heterotypic
- Eupatorium glandulosum Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 96 (1818).
- Eupatorium trapezoideum Kunth, Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1847: 13 (1847).
  - Ageratina trapezoidea (Kunth) R.M.King & H.Rob., Phytologia 24: 98 (1972).
- Eupatorium pascuarense J.Dix, Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 135 (1860).
- Eupatorium pasadenense Parish, Zoe 5: 75 (1900).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced)
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Germany.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece, Kriti, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
Continental: Africa (introduced)
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces.
Continental: Asia-Temperate (introduced)
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, China Southeast.
Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced)
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, South China Sea, Thailand.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Jawa, Philippines.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North.
Continental: Pacific (introduced)
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Society Islands.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California (introduced).
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central (Mexico Distrito Federal, Mexico State, Morelos, Puebla), Mexico Northeast (Aguascalientes, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas), Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northwest (Sinaloa), Mexico Southwest (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca), Mexico Southeast (Chiapas).
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Jamaica.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Peru.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

King, R.M. & Robinson, H. 1970. Studies in the Eupatorieae (Compositae). XIX. New combinations in Ageratina. Phytologia 19: 208–229. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ageratina adenophora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jul 23. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Ageratina adenophora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jul 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Ageratina adenophora. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jul 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ageratina adenophora. Accessed: 23 Jul 2025.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ageratina adenophora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Drüsiger Wasserdost
English: sticky snakeroot
español: Flor de Espuma
中文: 紫茎泽兰