Ageratum conyzoides L.
Ageratum conyzoides L.
Family: Asteraceae
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Order : Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ageratum
Species : conyzoides
Common Name:
English: Goat weed
Malayalam: Kattappa
Tamil: Pampillu
Hindi: Visadodi
Description: Herbs, hairy, leaves ovate, apex acute, petiolate. Inflorescence, heads- white in terminal corymbose panicle. Flowers are similar bisexual, corolla tubular, white 5 lobed at apex, stamens 5,linear anthers presence of pappus, ovary black, fruits achene .
Phenology:Throughout the year
Uses: As a Medicinal plant,it is used to treated against diarrhea and dysentery. It is also used as an insecticide and a nematicide.
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