Asteraceae
Lesser snakeroot
Ageratina aromatica
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Ageratina
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 香泽兰
- English
- Lesser snakeroot
Synonyms
- Ageratina aromatica var. aromatica
- Ageratina cordata Spach
- Eupatorium aromaticum L.
- Eupatorium aromaticum var. melissoides (Willd.) A.Gray
- Eupatorium ceanothifolium Muhl. ex Willd.
- Eupatorium cordatum Walter
- Eupatorium cordiforme Poiret
- Eupatorium cordiforme Poir.
- Eupatorium engelmannianum Link ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Eupatorium latidens Small
- Eupatorium melissoides Willd.
- Eupatorium nemorale Greene
- Eupatorium tracyi Greene
- Eupatorium viburnifolium Greene
- Kyrstenia aromatica (L.) Greene
- Kyrstenia ceanothifolia Greene
- Kyrstenia melissoides Greene
- Kyrstenia nemoralis Greene
- Kyrstenia tracyi Greene
- Kyrstenia viburnifolia Greene
Flowers
- In flower
- September to October (from 232 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carol Ann McCormick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H . Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: boletejones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.