Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Ageratina roanensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Read more about Ageratina at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ageratina altissima var. roanensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Eupatorium rugosum var. roanense
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-021?:
Eupatorium rugosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium roanensis
COMMON NAME:
Appalachian White Snakeroot, Appalachian Milk-poison, Appalachian Snakeroot
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_euur4_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm100626_111
June Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
Leaves generally deltoid (the base generally subcordate or truncate), per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
leaves of Snakeroot species
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JK Marlow jkm100626_114
June Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_091521gsmnp13rw2
September Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Ageratina roanensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ageratina altissima var. roanensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Eupatorium rugosum var. roanense
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-34-021?:
Eupatorium rugosum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eupatorium roanensis
3435
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Mountains (endemic to moderate to high elevations of the Southern Appalachians)
Habitat: Moist forests, often abundant at high elevations, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Petioles 1.5-6cm long
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: White
Rays: Absent
Bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Lustrous black
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p107?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p272?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p321?
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p180?