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Allelopathy is the primary pathway of chemical communication in plants, interfering with biome development through stimulation and\/or inhibition mechanisms. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the biological activities of the ethanol extract (EE) and fractions of S. fluminensis leaves on monocotyledonous and eudicotyledonous models. The EE was obtained by percolation with ethanol, and the hexane (HEXF), dichloromethane (DCMF), ethyl acetate (EAF), and hydroethanol (HEF) fractions were obtained by liquid\u2013liquid partition. The phytochemical characterization was performed by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The allelopathic activity was evaluated on Allium cepa (onion) and Lactuca sativa (lettuce) seeds. The cytotoxic, genotoxic, and antigenotoxic effects on A. cepa meristematic cells were analyzed in vitro. Aliphatic compounds, saponins, and flavonoids derived from quercetin and kaempferol were characterized in the samples. All samples decreased the vigor, germination rate, and germination speed index (GSI) of A. cepa seeds. In contrast, they did not alter the vigor and viability of L. sativa seeds, but decreased the GSI, except for HEF. The samples inhibited the epicotyl and root growth of A. cepa and L. sativa, except HEXF, which stimulated the growth of epicotyls (750 \u00b5g\/mL) and roots (750 and 1000 \u00b5g\/mL). The cytotoxic assays showed that the EE and HEXF had cytotoxic action at low concentrations, and no sample showed a genotoxic effect. The following samples exhibited an antigenotoxic effect after pretreatment with atrazine (ATZ): EE (125 and 750 \u00b5g\/mL), HEXF (750 and 1000 \u00b5g\/mL), DCMF (125, 250, and 1000 \u00b5g\/mL), EAF (at all tested concentrations), and HEF (125, 250, and 750 \u00b5g\/mL). 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