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Western Snakeroot

Ageratina occidentalis (Hook.) R. King & H. Rob.

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Ageratina occidentalis (Western Snakeroot) is a species of perennial herb in the family Asteraceae. They are native to The Contiguous United States. They have achenes. Flowers are visited by Argynnis egleis, Plebejus anna, and Tharsalea heteronea.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030107
  • Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel or gyneocium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, a dry mesocarp, and a dry endocarp that are connected to a seed coat by a funicle
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of western snakeroot. View this species on GBIF