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Ageratina wrightii

(Gray) King & H.E. Robins.

Wright's Snakeroot

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143848
Element CodePDASTBX0S0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusAgeratina
Other Common Names
Wright's Thorough-wort (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 Date2000-11-27
Change Date2001-09-13
Edition Date1994-01-03
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Rank Reasons
Described by Henrickson & Johnston (in prep.) as common in the Chihuahuan Desert, ranging from southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico and Trans-Pecos Texas south to Chihuahua, Coahuila, San Luis Potosi, Durango, Jalisco, and Aguascalientes.
Range Extent Comments
TX (Trans-Pecos), AZ (Chiricahua and Huachuca mountains, Cochise Co., Mustang Mts., Santa Cruz Co.); Mexico (Chih., Coah., S.L.P.).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

In dry places and limestone slopes, at moderate elevations.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
TexasS5Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
References (5)
  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. Henrickson, J., and M.C. Johnston. 2004. A flora of the Chihuahuan Desert region. Edition 1.5. CD-ROM.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.