Ageratina aromatica

Ageratina aromatica
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Ageratina
Species:	A. aromatica
Binomial name
Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach
Synonyms [2]
Synonymy Ageratina cordata(Walter) Spach Eupatorium aromaticumL. Eupatorium ceanothifoliumMuhl. ex Willd. Eupatorium cordatumWalter 1788 not Burm.f. 1768 nor Mutis 1958 Eupatorium cordiformePoir. Eupatorium engelmannianumLink ex Torr. & A.Gray Eupatorium latidensSmall Eupatorium melissoidesWilld. Eupatorium nemoraleGreene Eupatorium tracyiGreene Eupatorium viburnifoliumGreene Kyrstenia aromatica(L.) Greene Kyrstenia ceanothifolia(Muhlenb.Willd.) Greene Kyrstenia melissoides(Willd.) Greene Kyrstenia nemoralis(Greene) Greene Kyrstenia tracyi(Greene) Greene Kyrstenia viburnifolia(Greene) Greene

Ageratina aromatica, also known as lesser snakeroot and small-leaved white snakeroot, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread and common across much of the eastern and southern United States from Louisiana to Massachusetts, as far inland as Kentucky and Ohio. ^{[3] [4]}

Etymology

Ageratina is derived from Greek meaning 'un-aging', in reference to the flowers keeping their color for a long time. This name was used by Dioscorides for a number of different plants. ^[5]

Ecology

The lesser snakeroot lives in woodlands as a perennial in early successional gap habitats created by fires or fallen trees. It is often found near rocky outcroppings. ^[6]

Conservation

A. aromatica is listed as endangered in New York. ^[7]

Taxonomy

A variety incisum from Florida and Virginia has been described. ^[1]

References

1. NatureServe (1 December 2023). "Ageratina aromatica". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
2. "Ageratina aromatica". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC)– via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
3. Nesom, Guy L. (2006). "Ageratina aromatica". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 21. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
4. Kartesz, John T. (2014). "Ageratina aromatica". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP).
5. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN   9780521685535 (paperback). pp 39
6. Craine, Stephen I. (March 2003). New England Plant Conservation Program: Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach Lesser Snakeroot Conservation and Research Plan for New England (PDF) (Report). Framingham, Massachusetts: New England Wild Flower Society. Retrieved 27 December 2023– via nativeplanttrust.org.
7. Young, Stephen M. (6 September 2012). "Online Conservation Guide for Ageratina aromatica var. aromatica". New York Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

External links

• Media related to Ageratina aromatica at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Ageratina aromatica at Wikispecies
• "Ageratina aromatica". Plants for a Future .
• Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society
• Alabama Plants
• Coastal Plain Plants