Ageratum houstonianum Mill.
(Flossflower)

Interactions where Ageratum houstonianum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by effuse colony of Altenaria dematiaceous anamorph Alternaria zinniae a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Alternaria zinniae, David, J.C., 1991
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria zinniae/Alternaria zinniaea dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyAltenaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Ageratum houstonianum/Ageratum houstonianumflossflowerliveleaf effuse colony of Altenaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
stem (live) live stem is spotted by effuse colony of Altenaria dematiaceous anamorph Alternaria zinniae a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Alternaria zinniae, David, J.C., 1991
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria zinniae/Alternaria zinniaea dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyAltenaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Ageratum houstonianum/Ageratum houstonianumflossflowerlivestem effuse colony of Altenaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live stem

Ageratum houstonianum (Flossflower) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
David, J.C., 1991Alternaria zinniaeI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1077.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgeratum houstonianum (Flossflower)
TribeEupatorieae (hemp agrimonies)
SubfamilyASTEROIDEAE (“daisies”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ageratum houstonianum (Flossflower)

Ageratum houstonianum (Flossflower) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ageratum houstonianum (Flossflower):

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