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Species profile—Ageratina adenophora (crofton weed)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Asteraceae (sunflower) → Ageratina adenophora (crofton weed)

Photo of Ageratina adenophora (crofton weed) - Queensland Herbarium, DES (Licence: CC BY NC),1980

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Asteraceae (sunflower)
Scientific name
Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Common name
crofton weed
WildNet taxon ID
5997
Alternate name(s)
catweed
sticky eupatorium
sticky agrimony
mexican devil
hemp agrimony
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=5997.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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