Ageratina herbacea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ageratina herbacea (A. Gray) R. M. King & H. Rob.

Fragrant snakeroot

2010 James M. Andre

2012 Keir Morse

2012 Richard Spellenberg

2012 Keir Morse

2010 James M. Andre

Ageratina herbacea is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~58 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Ageratina
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Eupatorium herbaceum

Information about Ageratina herbacea from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (AGHE5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/21/2024).