Ageratum conyzoides (Compositae)

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Ageratum conyzoides
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The Ageratum conyzoides plant species is found in S. America. It is a member of the Compositae family.

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Latin Name:  Ageratum conyzoides
Family:  Compositae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1   Mature Width:

Habitat:  A common weed of cultivated ground, having spread from its native range to all areas of the Tropics within 20° of the Equator, to an altitude of 2,500 metres[200].

General Uses: The leaves and the flowers yield 0.2% essential oil with a powerful nauseating odour[240]. The oil contains 5% eugenol, which has a pleasant odour[240]. The oil from plants growing in Africa has an agreeable odour, consisting almost entirely of eugenol[240].

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