Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach

Lesser snakeroot (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Ageratina

Characteristics

A perennial herb which grows to 1.5 m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry woods, thickets and clearings. Sandy soils, burned pinelands, turkey oak sand ridges, pine-oak and oak-hickory upland woods, old fields, roadsides, fencerows, moist sites, at elevations from100-900 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows naturally in dry woods, thickets and clearings in Eastern North America.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

The roots are possibly edible.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Antispasmodic (unspecified), Aromatic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed. The seed should be just lightly covered with soil. Seedlings can be transplanted when large enough to handle. Plants can be grown by division of the clump.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Ageratina aromatica habit picture by Iva (cc-by-sa)
Ageratina aromatica habit picture by Iva (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ageratina aromatica leaf picture by Matthew Campbell (cc-by-sa)
Ageratina aromatica leaf picture by s Alan (cc-by-sa)
Ageratina aromatica leaf picture by Kymberly Strong (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ageratina aromatica flower picture by thomas wolf (cc-by-sa)
Ageratina aromatica flower picture by Matthew Campbell (cc-by-sa)
Ageratina aromatica flower picture by I Birn (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Ageratina aromatica fruit picture by Blaize (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ageratina aromatica world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1183567-2
WFO ID wfo-0000011501
COL ID 5TS7F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eupatorium cordiforme Kyrstenia aromatica Eupatorium engelmannianum Ageratina cordata Eupatorium viburnifolium Eupatorium ceanothifolium Eupatorium nemorale Eupatorium tracyi Kyrstenia melissoides Ageratina aromatica Eupatorium melissoides Eupatorium cordatum Kyrstenia ceanothifolia Eupatorium aromaticum Eupatorium engelmannianum Eupatorium latidens Kyrstenia nemoralis Kyrstenia viburnifolia Kyrstenia tracyi Ageratina aromatica var. aromatica