|                    Hammock snakeroot
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                |                    Ageratina jucunda  
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                |                    Asteraceae 
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                 Landscape Uses:
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                 Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.  Also wildflower gardens. | 
               
                Ecological Restoration Notes:  | 
               
              
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                 An uncommon understory herb of hammocks and pinelands. | 
               
              
                | Availability: | 
               
              
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                 Commonly available at native plant nurseries in central Florida. | 
               
              
                | Description: | 
               
              
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                 Medium to large wildflower. | 
               
              
                | Height: | 
               
              
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                 Typically 1-3 feet in height.  Usually taller than broad. | 
               
              
                | Growth Rate: | 
               
              
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                 Fast. | 
               
              
                | Range: | 
               
              
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                 Southeastern Georgia south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties; becoming rare in the southern parts of its range. | 
               
              
                | Habitats: | 
               
              
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                 Hammocks and pinelands. | 
               
              
                | Soils: | 
               
              
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                 Moist, well-drained sandy soils, with or without humusy top layer. | 
               
              
                | Nutritional Requirements: | 
               
              
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                 Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive. | 
               
              
                | Salt Water Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Low to moderate; may tolerate some brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water. | 
               
              
                | Salt Wind Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. | 
               
              
                | Drought Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established. | 
               
              
                | Light Requirements: | 
               
              
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                 Full sun to light shade. | 
               
              
                | Flower Color: | 
               
              
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                 White. | 
               
              
                | Flower Characteristics: | 
               
              
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                 Semi-showy. | 
               
              
                | Flowering Season: | 
               
              
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                 Summer-fall. | 
               
              
                | Fruit: | 
               
              
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                 Inconspicuous achene. | 
               
              
                | Wildlife and Ecology: | 
               
              
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                | Horticultural Notes: | 
               
              
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                 Can be grown from seed. | 
               
              
                | Comments: | 
               
              
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                 See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's  Flower Friday page.  | 
               
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                    George D. Gann, 2017 In cultivation, Florida
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