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Saussurea americana D.C.Eaton is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Saussurea americana D.C.Eaton (Saussurea americana D.C.Eaton)
Plantae

Saussurea americana D.C.Eaton

Saussurea americana D.C.Eaton

American saw-wort (Saussurea americana D.C.Eaton) is a flowering Asteraceae plant native to northwestern North America's mountain habitats.

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Family
Genus
Saussurea
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Saussurea americana D.C.Eaton

Nomenclature

Saussurea americana D.C.Eaton, commonly called American saw-wort, is a species of flowering plant. It belongs to the genus Saussurea in the family Asteraceae.

Distribution Range

This plant is native to northwestern North America, ranging from Alaska through far northern California to Montana.

Habitat

It grows in mountain habitats including meadows and forests.

Photo: (c) Wendy Feltham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Wendy Feltham · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Saussurea

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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