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Ageratina havanensis (Kunth) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Havana snakeroot (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Ageratina

Characteristics

Shrubs [trees], (30–)69–150(–200) cm. Stems erect (brittle), puberulent to glabrous. Leaves persistent, opposite; petioles 3–10(–15) mm; blades deltate to broadly ovate or somewhat hastate, (2–)3–5(–8) × 2–5 cm, bases truncate to cuneate, margins dentate, apices acute, faces glabrous or nearly so, eglandular. Heads clustered. Peduncles 2–14 mm, minutely puberulent. Involucres 4–6 mm. Phyllaries: apices acute, abaxial faces glabrous or nearly so. Corollas white to slightly pinkish, glabrous. Cypselae hispid. 2n = 34.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 1.5
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Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses material
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Ageratina havanensis world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, and United States of America

Conservation status

Ageratina havanensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6920-2
WFO ID wfo-0000087550
COL ID 5TRWZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Bulbostylis deltoides Ageratina havanensis Eupatorium papantlense Eupatorium leiophyllum Eupatorium texense Eupatorium havanense Eupatorium ageratifolium Eupatorium lindheimerianum Eupatorium ageratoides Kyrstenia ageratifolia Eupatorium berlandieri Eupatorium havanense var. havanense Eupatorium ageratifolium var. ageratifolium
WorldFloraDB 2024