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Ageratum houstonianum Mill.
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Ageratum houstonianum
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Asteraceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Native to Mexico, Central America and South America; cultivated and sometimes naturalized elsewhere.

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SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence: Reported

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Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported only for Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park (Bradley, pers. obs., 2002). This could be a good record or a misidentification of Ageratum conyzoides. An herbarium voucher is needed for the Monroe County Keys.

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Ageratum houstonianum has been reported from the following conservation area in the FLORIDA KEYS :
Occurrence Native Status
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized






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Ageratum houstonianum
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Ageratum houstonianum
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Ageratum houstonianum
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Ageratum houstonianum
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley