Ageratina shastensis

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name = "Ageratina shastensis"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
unranked_classis = eudicot
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
genus = "Ageratina"
species = "A. shastensis"
binomial = "Ageratina shastensis"
binomial_authority = (Taylor & Stebbins) R. M. King & H. Rob.
synonyms = "Eupatorium shastensis"

"Ageratina shastensis" is a species of snakeroot which is endemic to Shasta County, California. It is known by the common names Shasta snakeroot and Shasta eupatorium. It 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 Cascade Range.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,628,632 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://cnps.web.aplus.net/cgi-bin/inv/inventory.cgi/Go?_id=ageratina_shastensis&sort=DEFAULT&search=Ageratina%20shastensis Rare California Native Plants Profile]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AGSH2 USDA Plants Profile]