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Cressler, Alan
Ageratina aromatica
Ageratina aromatica (L.) Spach
Lesser Snakeroot, Small-leaf Snakeroot, Small-leaved Snakeroot, Small White Snakeroot, Aromatic Snakeroot, Fragrant Snakeroot, Aromatic Thoroughwort, Fragrant Thoroughwort
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: AGAR4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Subshrub , Shrub
Size Notes: About 2 feet in height. Individual specimens may reach 3 feet in height.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AL , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , KY , LA , MA , NC , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , WVResearch Literature
Reslit 742 - Species of Vascular Plants Reported from Bay County, Florida (2006) L. A. Keppner and E. J. KeppnerReslit 917 - Effects of Fire on Plant Community Composition of North Florida Second Growth Pineland (1992) D. W. Mehlman
Reslit 1169 - Analysis of Longleaf Pine Sandhill Vegetation in Northwest Florida (1999) H. LeRoy Rodgers and Louis Provencher
Reslit 1296 - Conserving natural enemies with flowering plants: Estimating floral attractiveness to parasitic Hymenoptera and attraction's relationship to flower and plant morphology (2011) John Sivinski, David Wahl, Tim Holler, Shoki Al Do...
This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Ageratina aromatica in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Ageratina aromatica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ageratina aromatica
Metadata
Record Modified: 2017-08-18Research By: Joseph A. Marcus