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It disseminates its mature seeds (achenes) in fall and winter. Each plant can produce thousands of seeds at a time. <ref name="Lau et al 2010"> Lau, J. M. and D. L. Robinson (2010). "Phenotypic selection for seed dormancy in white snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum)." Weed Biology & Management 10: 241-248. </ref>
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Ageratina altissima
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Ageratina
Species: A. altissima
Binomial name
Ageratina altissima
(Chapm.) Pennell
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Natural range of Ageratina altissima from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

It disseminates its mature seeds (achenes) in fall and winter. Each plant can produce thousands of seeds at a time. [1]

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

References and notes

Photo Gallery

  1. Lau, J. M. and D. L. Robinson (2010). "Phenotypic selection for seed dormancy in white snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum)." Weed Biology & Management 10: 241-248.