| Hammock snakeroot
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| Ageratina jucunda
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| Asteraceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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An uncommon understory herb of hammocks and pinelands. |
| Availability: |
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Commonly available at native plant nurseries in central Florida. |
| Description: |
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Medium to large wildflower. |
| Height: |
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Typically 1-3 feet in height. Usually taller than broad. |
| Growth Rate: |
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Fast. |
| Range: |
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Southeastern Georgia south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties; becoming rare in the southern parts of its range. |
| Habitats: |
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Hammocks and pinelands. |
| Soils: |
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Moist, well-drained sandy soils, with or without humusy top layer. |
| Nutritional Requirements: |
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Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive. |
| Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low to moderate; may tolerate some brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water. |
| Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
| Drought Tolerance: |
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Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established. |
| Light Requirements: |
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Full sun to light shade. |
| Flower Color: |
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White. |
| Flower Characteristics: |
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Semi-showy. |
| Flowering Season: |
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Summer-fall. |
| Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous achene. |
| Wildlife and Ecology: |
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| Horticultural Notes: |
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Can be grown from seed. |
| Comments: |
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See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page. |
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George D. Gann, 2017 In cultivation, Florida
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