Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Ageratina riparia
Common name
Mistflower, Creeping Crofton weed
Family
Asteraceae
Where found
Forest, grassy areas, roadsides, disturbed damp sites, gullies, and along streams. Coast and ranges north from Jervis Bay.
Notes
Introduced perennial herb or shrub to 1 m tall, sometimes sprawling. Roots at the nodes. Stems sparsely hairy, often reddish or purplish. Leaves opposite each other, 3-15 cm long, 8-30 mm wide, hairy, tips pointed. Flower heads 5-6 mm in diameter, white, with several florets and 0 'petals', in crowded clusters. Flowers Winter to Spring.
General Biosecurity Duty all NSW.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Ageratina~riparia (accessed 2 January, 2021)
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