PLANTS Profile for Ageratina adenophora (sticky snakeroot)

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PLANTS Profile

Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob.
sticky snakeroot

Symbol:

AGAD2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I

More Information:

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Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob.

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Synonyms:
Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob.

	EUAD2	Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng.
	EUGL8	Eupatorium glandulosum Kunth, non Michx.

Distribution:
Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, HI)

Related Taxa:
Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 15 species in Ageratina

Classification:
Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob.

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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 adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob. – sticky snakeroot

Noxious Weed Information:
Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob.

This plant is 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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
crofton weed		Noxious weed
Alabama:
crofton weed		Class A noxious weed
California:
crofton weed		Quarantine
Florida:
crofton weed		Noxious weed
Hawaii:
croftonweed, Maui pamakani		Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
crofton weed		Prohibited
Minnesota:
crofton weed		Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
sticky snakeroot		Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
crofton weed		Quarantine
South Carolina:
croftonweed		Plant pest
Vermont:
crofton weed		Class A noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob.

Mexican devil
crofton weed

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US		Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
Cal-IPC		California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.
HEAR		USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.

Introduced Information:
Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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