Ageratina havanensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Ageratina |
Species: | A. havanensis
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Binomial name | |
Ageratina havanensis (Kunth) R.M King & H.Rob.
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Synonyms [2] | |
Synonymy
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Ageratina havanensis, the Havana snakeroot [3] or white mistflower, [4] is a species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae, native to the south-western United States ( Texas), Cuba, and north-eastern and east-central Mexico ( Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Puebla, Guanajuato, Querétaro). [5] Unlike many other species of Ageratina, it is evergreen. [6] [7] [8] [9]
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. [10]
Ageratina havanensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Ageratina |
Species: | A. havanensis
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Binomial name | |
Ageratina havanensis (Kunth) R.M King & H.Rob.
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Synonyms [2] | |
Synonymy
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Ageratina havanensis, the Havana snakeroot [3] or white mistflower, [4] is a species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae, native to the south-western United States ( Texas), Cuba, and north-eastern and east-central Mexico ( Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Puebla, Guanajuato, Querétaro). [5] Unlike many other species of Ageratina, it is evergreen. [6] [7] [8] [9]
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. [10]