Biology:Ageratina shastensis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ageratina |
| Species: | A. shastensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ageratina shastensis | |
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Eupatorium shastensis Taylor & Stebbins | |
Ageratina shastensis is a species of snakeroot which is endemic to Shasta County, California. It is known by the common names Mt. Shasta snakeroot and Shasta eupatorium.[3][4][5]
Description
Ageratina shastensis is a woody perennial which bears unassuming fluffy white flowers about a centimeter wide. It is an uncommon plant which grows in the cracks of limestone cliffs of the Mount Shasta, part of the Cascade Range.[6]
Etymology
Ageratina is derived from Greek meaning 'un-aging', in reference to the flowers keeping their color for a long time. This name was used by Dioscorides for a number of different plants.[7]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer - Ageratina shastensis". NatureServe. 2022-05-30. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144256.
- ↑ "Ageratina shastensis (D.W.Taylor & Stebbins) R.M.King & H.Rob.". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-48303.
- ↑ Nesom, Guy L. (2006), "Ageratina shastensis", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 21, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066022
- ↑ "Ageratina shastensis", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Ageratina%20shastensis.png
- ↑ "Ageratina shastensis", Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria, Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database, https://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Ageratina+shastensis
- ↑ Template:Jepson Manual
- ↑ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN:9780521685535 (paperback). pp 39
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4692131 entry
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