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Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima
white snakeroot

       
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Photo of Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima
Eupatorium rugosum

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Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima

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Synonyms:
Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima

  AGAL9 Ageratum altissimum L., non Eupatorium altissimum L.
  EURU6 Eupatorium rugosum Houtt.
  EURUC Eupatorium rugosum Houtt. var. chlorolepis Fernald
  EURUT Eupatorium rugosum Houtt. var. tomentellum (B.L. Rob.) S.F. Blake
  EURUV Eupatorium rugosum Houtt. var. villicaule (Fernald) S.F. Blake
  EUURT Eupatorium urticifolium Reichard var. tomentellum B.L. Rob.
 

Distribution:
Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, NT, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 15 species in Ageratina, 3 varieties in Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob.
 

Classification:
Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima

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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 altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. – white snakeroot
Variety Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima – white snakeroot
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima

Eupatorium rugosum
richweed
snakeroot
white snakeroot

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above 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.

KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima

Ageratina altissima:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC FACU- FACU- FACU FAC NI UPL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182398.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 

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Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima

IL-Weeds of the North Central States

Poisonous Plants of the Southern United States

 
 
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