White snakeroot

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Ageratina altissima

White snakeroot, a reference photo
Photo: Sten Porse · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Ageratina altissima, also known as white snakeroot, richweed, or white sanicle, is a poisonous perennial herb in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern and central North America. An older binomial name for this species is Eupatorium rugosum, but the genus Eupatorium has undergone taxonomic revision by botanists, and some species once included in it have been moved to other genera.

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Is it poisonous?

Toxic. White snakeroot; tremetol, passed through milk Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Species
Ageratina altissima

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