| Latin Name | Observation date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Ageratum houstonianum | February 27 2025 | Buket Alue Puteh, Aceh, Indonesia |
This is a wild plant that grows naturally in the wild, this plant is known by the scientific name "Ageratum houstonianum" which is a type of plant that has many benefits and beautiful flowers in spring, this plant usually grows in groups which creates dense bushes which then become a home for various species of insects and especially a home for leaf grasshoppers which live among the leaves and depend on young leaves, this plant usually grows well after the rainy season in open areas and gets light sunlight.
although Ageratum houstonianum has very beautiful flowers in spring, make no mistake they will become destructive weeds if their population is not controlled, but on the other hand the Ageratum houstonianum plant has many benefits for livestock, this plant is usually used by breeders as food because of the abundant nutritional content in it, breeders honestly say that if their livestock such as goats are given the main food from the leaves of this plant then automatically their livestock's fur will look shiny, this shows that the water and nutrient content in each Ageratum leaf Houstonianum has a significant positive effect on livestock growth, so even though these plants are weeds for agricultural land, they are also a food source for various insects and farm animals such as goats and sheep.
I found the Ageratum houstonianum plant on the side of the road when I went to the coconut plantation, previously on this path there was not a single weed plant visible, but after the rainy season at the end of January, many weed plants grew abundantly and one of them was Ageratum houstonianum which now has many beautiful flowers, what made me interested in immortalizing them was the beauty contained in each flower petal, the fine hairs that form the crown amazed me and there was no other reason than to immortalize them.
| Camera used | smartphone |
|---|---|
| Lens | - |
| Photography | Ageratum houstonianum |
| Location | Buket Alue Puteh |
| Photographer | @lightofhope |
| Link to original | community |
|---|---|
| Link | https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263601678 |
| Latitude Longitude | Map | |
|---|---|---|
| =5.080479 | =97.46383 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.0804793232&mlon=97.4638302997 |
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