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Ageratina jucunda
Ageratina jucunda (Greene) Clewell & Woot.
Hammock Snakeroot
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Eupatorium juncundum
USDA Symbol: AGJU2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Leaf Margin: Crenate , Serrate
Leaf Apex: Acuminate , Acute
Leaf Base: Cuneate , Truncate
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
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: Jan , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Distribution
USA: FL , GAGrowing Conditions
Light Requirement: Sun , Part ShadeSoil Moisture: Moist
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | FACU |
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Research Literature
Reslit 277 - A revision of Ageratina (Compositae: Eupatorieae) from eastern North America (1971) A. F. Clewell and J. W. WootenThis information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Ageratina jucunda in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Ageratina jucunda in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ageratina jucunda
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-10-31Research By: DEW