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White Billygoat Weed - Agara or Hulantala

Ageratum conyzoides is a small herbaceous plant in Asteraceae family, known by several common names including White Mink, White Weed and Chick Weed. It is native to American continental and naturalized in some countries in Asia. Also found as a weed in wet zone and dry zone in Sri Lanka and sometime called "Hulantala" in Sinhalese same to Ageratum houstonianum but it is also misapplied. The plant is toxin and have important medicinal properties but not use in Sri Lanka. Ageratum conyzoides is fast growing invasive weed, widely spread throughout farming land that consider as noxious weed.

See Also : Ageratum houstonianum

White Billy Goat Weed - Agaratum flowers
Common Classification
Common NamesWhite Billy Goat Weed
Scientific NameAgeratum conyzoides
Sinhala NameAgara, Hulantala
Scientific Classification
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusAgeratum
SpeciesA. conyzoides
SynonymSparganophorus obtusifolius, Ageratum album
Ecology
CategoryWeed
Growth HabitSmall-Shrub
DurationAnnual
OriginExotic
StatusNoxious-Invasive
Property
Culinary / EdibleNo
Use as HerbNo
Other Use n/a
Poisoned / ToxinYes
Identification
Ageratum conyzoides plant and leaves
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