Snakeroot may refer to different plant taxa that have been used as a

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Ageratina ''Ageratina'' (snakeroot) is a genus of more than 330 perennials and rounded shrubs in the family Asteraceae. These plants grow mainly in the warmer regions of the Americas and West Indies. Over 150 species are native to Mexico. Some flourish ...

'' – a genus with species native to the warm and temperate Americas * Certain plants in the temperate Northern Hemisphere genus ''

Eupatorium ''Eupatorium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, containing from 36 to 60 species depending on the classification system. Most are herbaceous perennials growing to tall. A few are shrubs. The genus is native to temperate ...

'' * '' Asarum canadense'' – Canadian snakeroot * ''

Aristolochia serpentaria ''Aristolochia serpentaria'' is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort) family. The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native to eastern North America, from Connecticut to southern Michig ...

'' – Virginia snakeroot * ''

Eryngium cuneifolium ''Eryngium cuneifolium'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common names wedgeleaf eryngo, wedge-leaved button-snakeroot, and simply snakeroot. It is endemic to the state of Florida in the United States where i ...

'' – Snakeroot * ''

Plantago major ''Plantago major'', the broadleaf plantain, white man's footprint, waybread, or greater plantain, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. The plant is native to Eurasia. The young, tender leaves can be eaten raw, a ...

'' – Snakeroot * '' Polygala senega'' – Seneca snakeroot * ''

Rauvolfia serpentina ''Rauvolfia serpentina'', the Indian snakeroot, devil pepper, or serpentine wood, is a species of flower in the milkweed family Apocynaceae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and East Asia (from India to Indonesia). ''Rauvolfia'' ...

'' – Indian snakeroot

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