Asteraceae
Fragrant snakeroot
Ageratina herbacea
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Ageratina
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Fragrant snakeroot
Synonyms
- Eupatorium ageratifolium var. herbaceum A.Gray
- Eupatorium arizonicum (A.Gray) Greene
- Eupatorium arizonicum (A.Gray) A.Nelson
- Eupatorium betulaefolium B.L.Rob.
- Eupatorium betulifolium B.L.Rob.
- Eupatorium herbaceum Greene
- Eupatorium occidentale var. arizonicum A.Gray
- Kyrstenia arizonica Greene
- Kyrstenia betulifolia Greene
- Kyrstenia herbacea Greene
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.