Since the berries of pokeweed have shriveled, and the flowers of jewelweed have dropped, up pop clustered white blooms of snakeroot in the chill, drizzling onset of autumn.
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October 6, 2011
White snakeroot
Posted by Scott under Plants | Tags: Ageratina altissima, Eupatorium rugosum, native plants, nature, white flower, white snakeroot |[8] Comments
some little crum creek 
December 31, 2011 at 11:33 am
I’m glad to see you have an Ageratina there too. It looks pretty similar to the Ageratina havanensis that we have in central Texas:
I noticed some still flowering here as recently as last week.
December 31, 2011 at 11:44 am
Awesome picture, Steve. Thanks for the link.
October 16, 2011 at 10:28 am
The flowers on these always remind me of a Dr. Seuss creation!
October 18, 2011 at 10:28 am
Oh, cool, I bet a proper close-up macro of the flower heads would really give that effect.
October 12, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Hi, Scott
I thought the same as you about snakeroot. I thought these can’t be native and dismissed them for years.
I have learned my lesson. That you for the post.
October 12, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Hey Donna. If I’m not mistaking another plant, snakeroot seems to be doing really well along highways & roads down here south of Philly, often mixed with goldenrod.
October 9, 2011 at 1:51 pm
This is pretty… .reminds me of tiny snowballs or pom poms. It’s a great shot!
October 11, 2011 at 9:48 am
Thanks, Robin. I was surprised to find that these snakeroot flowers are native to the region. Something about them seemed out of place to me, like a snowball (as you say) in fall. But I guess it’s just because they are surrounded by so many introduced species of plants.