EPPO Global Database

Ageratum conyzoides(AGECO)

Overview
Code created in: 2004-04-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: AGECO
  • Preferred name: Ageratum conyzoides
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Mexico. An invasive weed. Introduced in northern Mediterranean, Caucasus, Central Asia (Uzbekistan), Western Asia (Arabia, Pakistan), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia (Malaya, Philippines, Java), China (including Taiwan), Korea, most of Africa, Madagascar, USA, Caribbean, South America (except southern cone), Australia (North, Queensland, New South Wales)

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Ageratum album Steudel
Ageratum arsenei Robinson
Ageratum brachystephanum Regel
Ageratum caeruleum Desfontaines
Ageratum ciliare Loureiro
Ageratum conyzoides subsp. conyzoides Linnaeus
Ageratum cordifolium Roxburgh
Ageratum hirsutum Poiret
Ageratum hirtum Lamarck
Ageratum humile Larrañaga
Ageratum latifolium Cavanilles
Ageratum muticum Grisebach
Ageratum nanum Schultz
Ageratum obtusifolium Lamarck
Ageratum suffruticosum Regel
Caelestina suffruticosa Sweet
Carelia brachystephana (Regel) Kuntze
Carelia conyzoides (Linnaeus) Kuntze
Carelia mutica (Grisebach) Kuntze
Eupatorium conyzoides (Linnaeus) Krause
Eupatorium paleaceum Sessé & Mociño
Sparganophorus obtusifolius Lagasca

Common names
Name Language
bastard agrimony English
billy-goat weed English (AU)
bluetop English
blue-top chickweed English
chick weed English
flossflower English
goatweed English
tropic ageratum English (US)
tropical whiteweed English
whiteweed English
winter weed English
dürrwurzähnlicher Leberbalsam German
Lederbalsam German
agérate à feuilles de conyza French
baume French
herbe à bouc French
herbe aux sorciers French
celestina Spanish
celestrina azul Spanish (CU)
chivo macho Spanish (CU)
chuva Spanish (CO)
flor noble Spanish
hierba de cabro Spanish
hierba de chivo Spanish (CO)
hierba de chucho Spanish
hierba de perro Spanish
huarmi Spanish (BO)
manrubio Spanish (CO)
mastranto Spanish
mejorana Spanish (MX)
mondrasto Spanish
retentina Spanish
santa Lucía Spanish (CO)
taetina Spanish (CO)
agerato Italian
celestina Italian
ageratum Dutch
catinga-do-bode Portuguese (BR)
erva-de-são-joão Portuguese (BR)
escovinhas-brancas Portuguese
escovinhas-bravas Portuguese
mastrucu Portuguese (BR)
mentastro Portuguese (BR)
picão-roxo Portuguese (BR)
läkeageratum Swedish
maile kula Swedish
kakkôazami Japanese
カッコウアザミ Japanese
агератум конизовидный Russian
żeniszek Polish
агератум Bulgarian
huò xiāng jì Chinese
藿香蓟 Chinese
bha kumbar Hindi
gha buti Hindi
jangli pudina Hindi
등골나물아재비 Korean
deung gol na mul a jae bi Korean