Asteraceae
Sticky snakeroot
Ageratina adenophora
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Ageratina
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 紫茎泽兰, 紫莖澤蘭, 假藿香薊, 破坏草, 大黑草, 破壞草, 細升麻, 细升麻
- Croatian
- Žljezdasta konopljuša
- English
- Sticky snakeroot, Crofton weed, Eupatory, Mexican devil
- Nepali
- कालीमुन्टे
- Russian
- Агератина железистая
- Spanish
- Espuma de mal, Flor de espuma, Sandara, Sándara
- Thai
- สาบหมา, พาพั้งดำ
Synonyms
- Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng.
- Eupatorium adenophorum var. adenophorum
- Eupatorium adenophorum var. peruvianum Hieron.
- Eupatorium pasadenense Parish
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Ixitixel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ixitixel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ixitixel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ixitixel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.