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Asteraceae

Havana snakeroot

Ageratina havanensis (Kunth) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Ageratina

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Havana snakeroot: Ageratina havanensis (als Eupatorium ageratoides) in Warsaw University Botanical Garden
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Havana snakeroot

Synonyms

  • Bulbostylis deltoides Buckley
  • Eupatorium ageratifolium DC.
  • Eupatorium ageratifolium var. ageratifolium
  • Eupatorium ageratifolium var. domingense DC.
  • Eupatorium ageratifolium var. mexicanum DC.
  • Eupatorium ageratifolium var. texense Torr. & A.Gray
  • Eupatorium ageratoides Bertero ex DC.
  • Eupatorium berlandieri DC.
  • Eupatorium havanense Kunth
  • Eupatorium havanense var. cardiomorphum B.L.Rob.
  • Eupatorium havanense var. havanense
  • Eupatorium havanense var. pubinerve B.L.Rob.
  • Eupatorium havanense var. typicum B.L.Rob.
  • Eupatorium leiophyllum Less.
  • Eupatorium lindheimerianum Scheele
  • Eupatorium papantlense Less.
  • Eupatorium texense Rydb.
  • Kyrstenia ageratifolia Greene
  • Mikania deltoides Poepp. ex Spreng.

Flowers

In flower
October to January (from 346 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.