Common name: Mistflower, Creeping Crofton Weed
Ageratina riparia (Regel) R.M.King & H.Rob. APNI* Synonyms: Eupatorium riparium Regel APNI*
Description: Erect, sometimes decumbent herb, 0.3–1 m tall; stems purplish, spreading prostrate in lower parts, rooting at nodes, ± non-glandular hairy.
Leaves lanceolate or narrow-ovate, 3–12 cm long, 8–30 mm wide, apex acuminate, base tapered, lamina glabrous or slightly hairy on veins, prominently veined; petiole to 1.5 cm long.
Heads 5–6 mm diam., crowded in corymbs; involucral bracts oblong-lanceolate, 2-seriate, ± equal, hairy, striate, green to purplish. Florets white.
Achenes 1–2 mm long; hairy, ± only on ribs; pappus bristles 3–4 mm long, barbellate.
Flowering: winter–spring.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in disturbed damp sites, often in or near rainforest; north from Berry. Native of C Amer.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CC, *SC
Other Australian states: *Qld
A declared noxious weed in many shires.
Text by M. F. Porteners
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)
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