Ageratum houstonianum Mill.
(Flossflower)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgeratum houstonianum (Flossflower)
TribeEupatorieae (hemp agrimonies)
SubfamilyASTEROIDEAE (“daisies”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ageratum houstonianum (Flossflower) :
1: Ageratum houstonianum (Flossflower)
3 Jul 2010 OSGR: ZZ00 44° 40’ N, 10° 40’ E United Kingdom
formal planting in garden of remembrance
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Formal planting with Impatiens on either sideImage 3: Pollen - profile focus - magnifiedImage 4: Pollen - profile focus - magnified (2)Image 5: Pollen - profile focus - highly magnifiedImage 6: Pollen - profile focus - highly magnified (2)Image 7: Pollen - profile focus - highly magnified (3)Image 8: Pollen - surface focus - magnifiedImage 9: Pollen - surface focus - magnified (2)Image 10: Pollen - surface focus - magnified (3)Image 11: Pollen - surface focus - highly magnifiedImage 12: Pollen - surface focus - highly magnified (2)Image 13: Pollen - surface focus - highly magnified (3)
2: Ageratum houstonianum (Flossflower)
3 Jul 2008 OSGR: ZZ00 44° 40’ N, 10° 40’ E United Kingdom
in clifftop garden
Image 1: Plants in formal beddingImage 2: Plants in formal bedding (2)

Ageratum houstonianum (Flossflower) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ageratum houstonianum (Flossflower)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ageratum houstonianum (Flossflower)
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