PLANTS Profile for Ageratina aromatica var. aromatica (lesser snakeroot)

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PLANTS Profile

Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach var. aromatica
lesser snakeroot

Symbol:

AGARA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach var. aromatica

©James H. Miller. Miller, J.H. and K.V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press, Athens. Courtesy of University of Georgia Press. Image scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach var. aromatica

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Synonyms:
Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach var. aromatica

	EUAR7	Eupatorium aromaticum L.
	EULA11	Eupatorium latidens Small

Distribution:
Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach var. aromatica


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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach var. aromatica

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 15 species in Ageratina, 2 varieties in Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach

Classification:
Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach var. aromatica

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Ageratina Spach – snakeroot
Species	Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach – lesser snakeroot
Variety	Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach var. aromatica – lesser snakeroot

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach var. aromatica

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Eupatorium aromaticum
small white snakeroot		Endangered
Massachusetts:
Ageratina aromatica
lesser snakeroot		Endangered
New York:
Eupatorium aromaticum
small white snakeroot		Endangered
Ohio:
Eupatorium aromaticum
small white snakeroot		Threatened
Rhode Island:
Eupatorium aromaticum
snakeroot		Historical

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach var. aromatica

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach var. aromatica

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182401.

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 08:08 AM MDT