Ageratina jucunda

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Ageratina jucunda
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ageratina
Species:
A. jucunda
Binomial name
Ageratina jucunda
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • Ageratina aromatica var. incisa(A.Gray) C.F.Reed
  • Eupatorium aromaticum var. incisumA.Gray
  • Eupatorium incisum(A.Gray) Chapm. 1897 not Rich. 1792 nor Griseb. 1866
  • Eupatorium jucundumGreene
  • Eupatorium suaveolens Chapm. 1878 not Kunth 1818 nor Wall. 1831
  • Kyrstenia jucunda(Greene) Greene

Ageratina jucunda, called the Hammock snakeroot, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the southeastern United States, in the states of Georgia and Florida. [4] [5] It is a perennial herb growing up to 3 ft (0.91 m) tall. [6]

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. [7]

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References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer - Ageratina jucunda". NatureServe Explorer Ageratina jucunda. NatureServe. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 22 Jun 2022.
  2. "Ageratina jucunda (Greene) Clewell & Wooten". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  3. "Ageratina jucunda (Greene) Clewell & Wooten". Tropicos . Missouri Botanical Garden.
  4. Nesom, Guy L. (2006). "Ageratina jucunda". 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.
  5. "Ageratina jucunda". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  6. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  7. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN   9780521685535 (paperback). pp 39