Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Common name : Mexican devil
Vernacular name : Banmara (Nepali)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Forest roadsides, cultivated sites
Comments / notes : Now a pantropical weed
Flower, Fruit : January-June
Distribution :
Sikkim : Gangtok district
Meghalaya : East Khasi Hills (Shillong) district
Native : Mexico
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest and East Himalaya
Literature : Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 181; Grierson A.J.C & Long D.G (1983). Flora of Bhutan Vol.2 (2):1624