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snakeroots
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snakeroots

Ageratina

Ageratina, commonly known as snakeroot, is a genus of over 300 species of perennials and rounded shrubs in the family Asteraceae.

These plants grow mainly in the warmer regions of the Americas and West Indies. Over 150 species are native to Mexico. Some flourish in the cooler areas of the eastern United States. Two Mexican species have become a pest in parts of Australia and Taiwan. Ageratina used to belong to the genus Eupatorium, but it has been reclassified.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Ageratina

subgenusAgeratina

Neogreenella

subgenusNeogreenella

hammock snakeroot

speciesAgeratina jucunda

Ageratina glabrata

speciesAgeratina glabrata

Andinia

subgenusAndinia

Ageratina grandifolia

speciesAgeratina grandifolia

Ageratina mairetiana

speciesAgeratina mairetiana

Ageratina areolaris

speciesAgeratina areolaris

privet-leaved agertina

speciesAgeratina ligustrina

Apoda

subgenusApoda

Rothrock's Snakeroot

speciesAgeratina rothrockii

rockhouse white snakeroot

speciesAgeratina luciae-brauniae

Wright's Snakeroot

speciesAgeratina wrightii

Ageratina brevipes

speciesAgeratina brevipes

Ageratina calaminthifolia

speciesAgeratina calaminthifolia

Ageratina scorodonioides

speciesAgeratina scorodonioides

Ageratina crassiramea

speciesAgeratina crassiramea

Ageratina calophylla

speciesAgeratina calophylla

Ageratina viscosissima

speciesAgeratina viscosissima

Ageratina viburnoides

speciesAgeratina viburnoides

Ageratina tomentella

speciesAgeratina tomentella

Ageratina vernalis

speciesAgeratina vernalis

Resinous Snakeroot

speciesAgeratina resiniflua

Ageratina pazcuarensis

speciesAgeratina pazcuarensis

shasta ageratina

speciesAgeratina shastensis

Ageratina ixiocladon

speciesAgeratina ixiocladon

Ageratina saltillensis

speciesAgeratina saltillensis

Ageratina bellidifolia

speciesAgeratina bellidifolia

Ageratina lorentzii

speciesAgeratina lorentzii

Ageratina oligocephala

speciesAgeratina oligocephala

Ageratina leptodictyon

speciesAgeratina leptodictyon

Ageratina anisochroma

speciesAgeratina anisochroma

Ageratina cylindrica

speciesAgeratina cylindrica

Ageratina liebmannii

speciesAgeratina liebmannii

Ageratina vernicosa

speciesAgeratina vernicosa

Ageratina tenuis

speciesAgeratina tenuis

Ageratina choricephala

speciesAgeratina choricephala

Ageratina campyloclada

speciesAgeratina campyloclada

Ageratina hidalgensis

speciesAgeratina hidalgensis

Ageratina oreithales

speciesAgeratina oreithales

Ageratina miquihuana

speciesAgeratina miquihuana

Ageratina dictyoneura

speciesAgeratina dictyoneura

Ageratina rubricaulis

speciesAgeratina rubricaulis

Ageratina chazaroana

speciesAgeratina chazaroana

Ageratina illita

speciesAgeratina illita

Ageratina jaliscensis

speciesAgeratina jaliscensis

Ageratina yecorana

speciesAgeratina yecorana

Ageratina triniona

speciesAgeratina triniona

Ageratina arsenei

speciesAgeratina arsenei

Ageratina nesomii

speciesAgeratina nesomii

Ageratina rhomboidea

speciesAgeratina rhomboidea

Ageratina villarrealii

speciesAgeratina villarrealii

Ageratina brandegeeana

speciesAgeratina brandegeeana

Ageratina rivalis

speciesAgeratina rivalis

Ageratina malacolepis

speciesAgeratina malacolepis

Ageratina lasioneura

speciesAgeratina lasioneura

Ageratina thyrsiflora

speciesAgeratina thyrsiflora

Ageratina cremasta

speciesAgeratina cremasta

Ageratina muelleri

speciesAgeratina muelleri

Ageratina palmeri

speciesAgeratina palmeri

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