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Non-Native, Naturalized Lehua, Ni'ihau, Kaua'i, O'ahu, Moloka'i, Lāna, Maui, Kaho'olawe, Hawai'i
Pollen:Yes
Nectar:Yes
Honey Bees pollinate

...tropical American annual, both weed and ornamental, is about 1 to 2 feet high. It is widespread in the tropics...(Neal, M. C. (1965). In gardens of Hawaii)

…Native to Central and South America; in Hawai'i a widespread and often common weed, from sea level to at least 1,300m on all of the main islands...(Wagner, W. L., Sohmer, S. H., & Herbst, D. R. (1990). Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai’i)

Ageratum conyzoides (billygoat-weed, chick weed, goatweed, whiteweed) is native to Tropical America, especially Brazil, and considered an invasive weed in many other regions. It is an herb that is 0.5–1 m. high, with ovate leaves 2–6 cm long, and flowers are white to mauve.

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1. (c) Aravinth, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Aravinth
2. Adapted by Megan W. from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ageratum_conyzoides

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