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Ageratina jucunda (Greene) Clewell & Wooten
Hammock snakeroot

Ageratina jucunda
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Asteraceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia).

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: Visit our Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information and images. Also click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below for more images.

Other data on Ageratina jucunda available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Ageratina jucunda has been found in the following 17 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Present Native
Cedar Point Environmental Park Present Native
Delray Oaks Natural Area Present Native
Dolphin Center and Dolphin Center Addition Present Native
Dupuis Reserve Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Everglades National Park Present Native
Greynolds Park Present Native
Halpatiokee Regional Park Present Native
Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area Assumed to be Present Native
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Peck Lake Park Present Native
Pine Island Ridge Natural Area Assumed to be Present Native
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Rocky Point Hammock Present Native
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Present Native

Ageratina jucunda has been found in the following 6 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Collier County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Palm Beach County Native

Ageratina jucunda has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Maritime Hammock
Mesic Flatwoods
Mesic Hammock

All Images:

Ageratina jucunda
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Ageratina jucunda
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Ageratina jucunda
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2017
In cultivation, Florida
Ageratina jucunda
Copyright by: Jay Horn via iNaturalist
Ageratina jucunda
Copyright by: Jay Horn via iNaturalist
Ageratina jucunda
Copyright by: Jay Horn via iNaturalist