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Poksunga

Local Name	:	Poksunga
Botanical Name	:	Ageratum conyzoides L.
Common Name	:	Chick weed
Family	:	Asteraceae
Distribution	:	It is distributed widely in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific Islands. It commonly grows in disturbed areas, open fields, and along roadsides.
Habit	:	Herb
Short Description	:	It is a bushy herb with ovate leaves and dense clusters of bright blue to lavender, tubular flowers. It has a strong and aromatic smell.

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Descriptions

It is an herb or subshrub with a bushy and upright growth habit. It has ovate to elliptic leaves with serrated edges and a slightly hairy surface. The plant produces small, dense clusters of white to lavender flowers, which are disc shaped. The flowers are arranged in corymb-like inflorescences on the apex of the stems.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

July - October

Use(s)

It is used traditionally to treat cuts and wounds.