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Cape Sable Whiteweed (Ageratum maritimum)

  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • State: FL
  • Nature Serve ID: 137498
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 05/23/2018
Description:

Where is Cape Sable Whiteweed (Ageratum maritimum) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Cape Sable Whiteweed can be found in Florida

Which CPC Partners conserve Cape Sable Whiteweed (Ageratum maritimum)?

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley
  • 05/11/2023
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

According to a March 2023 extract of the Florida Plant Rescue Database, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden holds 2 accessions of Ageratum maritimum totalling approximately 5005 seeds representing 39 maternal lines.

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Nomenclature
Taxon Ageratum maritimum
Authority Kunth
Family Asteraceae
CPC Number 14087
ITIS 36484
USDA AGLI3
Duration Perennial
Common Names Cape Sable Ageratum | Cape Sable Whiteweed
Associated Scientific Names Ageratum littorale | Ageratum maritimum
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
Florida S2
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