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Scientific classification
Synonyms
Synonymy Ageratina cordata (Walter) Spach Eupatorium aromaticum L. Eupatorium ceanothifolium Muhl. ex Willd. Eupatorium cordatum Walter 1788 not Burm.f. 1768 nor Mutis 1958 Eupatorium cordiforme Poir. Eupatorium engelmannianum Link ex Torr. & A.Gray Eupatorium latidens Small Eupatorium melissoides Willd. Eupatorium nemorale Greene Eupatorium tracyi Greene Eupatorium viburnifolium Greene Kyrstenia aromatica (L.) Greene Kyrstenia ceanothifolia (Muhlenb.Willd.) Greene Kyrstenia melissoides (Willd.) Greene Kyrstenia nemoralis (Greene) Greene Kyrstenia tracyi (Greene) Greene Kyrstenia viburnifolia (Greene) Greene

Ageratina aromatica, also known as lesser snakeroot and small-leaved white snakeroot, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is widespread and common across much of the eastern and southern United States from Louisiana to Massachusetts, as far inland as Kentucky and Ohio.

Etymology

Ageratina is derived from Greek meaning 'un-aging', in reference to the flowers keeping their color for a long time. This name was used by Dioscorides for a number of different plants.

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