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Ageratina rothrockii

(Gray) King & H.E. Robins.

Rothrock's Thorough-wort

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147239
Element CodePDASTBX0Q0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusAgeratina
Synonyms
Eupatorium rothrockiiGray
Other Common Names
Rothrock's snakeroot (EN) Rothrock's Snakeroot (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-03-23
Change Date2001-03-23
Edition Date2001-03-23
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C., 1/94; rev. B. MacBryde 3/2001.
Rank Reasons
Ageratina rothrockii is in western Texas (Trans-Pecos) to eastern Arizona and Chihuahua, Mexico, occurring chiefly in pine forests (at about 1450-2200 meters in elevation); the plants are sometimes abundant in Texas.
Range Extent Comments
Western Texas (Chisos, Guadalupe and Davis counties), southern New Mexico, Arizona (southern Apache, Graham, Cochise, Santa Cruz and Pima counties), and Mexico (Chihuahua).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Pine forest, 6500-7500 ft.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
TexasS4Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Meadow CreekGila National Forest34,167
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
References (6)
  1. Correll, D.S., and M.C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. Texas Research Foundation, Renner. 1881 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  5. Martin, P.S., D. Yetman, M. Fishbein, P. Jenkins, T.R. Van Devender, and R.K. Wilson. 1998. Gentry's Rio Mayo plants; The tropical deciduous forest & environs of northwest Mexico. Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson. 558 pp. + map.
  6. Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 2 vols. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.