Scientific Name
Ageratina
spp.
Common Name
Snakeroot; White snakeroot
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
1 to 5 feet
Flower/fruit:
Head of 15 to 30 tubular white flowers in a dense flat-topped cluster
Flowering Season:
Summer, fall
Foliage:
Pairs of egg-shaped leaves, 3 to 6 inches long; sharply toothed margins; heart-shaped base; taper pointed tips
Site:
Rich woods; partial shade
Comments:
The principal cause of "milk sickness," which is transmitted to humans through the milk of cattle that have eaten it
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