Asteraceae FAMILY

Ageratina aromatica

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ageratina aromatica is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing a clump of erect, laxly-branched stems usually 30 - 80cm tall in the wild but up to 150cm in cultivation[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, and is also used in homeopathy.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern N. America - Massachusetts to Florida, west to Ohio and Texas.

HabitatDry woods, thickets and clearings[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Sandy soils, burned pinelands, turkey oak sand ridges, pine-oak and oak-hickory upland woods, old fields, roadsides, fencerows, moist sites, at elevations from100 - 900 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].