Ageratina shastensis

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Ageratina shastensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ageratina
Species: A. shastensis
Binomial name
Ageratina shastensis
(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.

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