Asteraceae FAMILY
Ageratum houstonianum
Ageratum houstonianum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ageratum is a usually erect, and often much-branched, annual plant growing 30 - 100cm tall. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. Very ornamental, it is often grown in gardens[ 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. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeC. America, north to south-western N. America - Mexico; Caribbean.
HabitatPine woods and cultivated ground[ 72 Title Manual of the Southeastern Flora. Publication Author Small J.K. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University of N. Carolina Press. Year 1933 ISBN Description Getting rather dated now, an immense work covering the flora of Southeastern N. America. No pictures, it is not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Disturbed sites, mainly coastal[ 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. ]. Locally common in fields, roadsides and waste places at elevations up to 1,700 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].