Ageratina paupercula

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Ageratina paupercula
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ageratina
Species:
A. paupercula
Binomial name
Ageratina paupercula
(A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms [1]
  • Eupatorium pauperculumA.Gray
  • Kyrstenia paupercula(A.Gray) Greene
  • Piptothrix arizonicaNelson

Ageratina paupercula, called the Santa Rita snakeroot, is a North American species of shrubs or perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the states of Arizona, Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, Nayarit, and Jalisco. [2] [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]

The epithet paupercula is feminine of pauperculus, Latin for "poor".

The "Santa Rita" part of the common name refers to the Santa Rita Mountains in southern Arizona, south of Tucson, where the species was initially discovered. [6] [7]

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<i>Ageratina shastensis</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Conoclinium</i> Genus of flowering plants

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<i>Ageratina herbacea</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Ageratina occidentalis</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Ageratina havanensis</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Ageratina luciae-brauniae</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Ageratina aromatica</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Ageratina jucunda</i> Species of flowering plant

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Ageratina lemmonii, called the Lemmon's snakeroot, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the southwestern United States in the states of Arizona and New Mexico, as well as the states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua and Durango in Mexico.

<i>Ageratina rothrockii</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Ageratina wrightii</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Hymenoxys ambigens</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Symphyotrichum potosinum</i> Species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Arizona and Mexico

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References

  1. "Ageratina paupercula (A. Gray) R.M. King & H. Rob.". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. Nesom, Guy L. (2006). "Ageratina paupercula". 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.
  3. "Ageratina paupercula". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  4. Turner, B. L. 1997. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 1 – Eupatorieae. Phytologia Memoirs 11: i–iv, 1–272.
  5. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN   9780521685535 (paperback). pp 39
  6. United States Department of Agriculture, National Forest Service, Santa Rita Mountains
  7. Gray, Asa 1882. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 205 as Eupatorium pauperculum

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