Ageratina gracilis is a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to South America.[1]
Ageratina gracilis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Ageratina |
Species: | A. gracilis
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Binomial name | |
Ageratina gracilis (Kunth) R.M.King & H.Rob.
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Range
editAgeratina gracilis is native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, where it grows in mountains at elevations from 1700 to 4100 meters.[2]
Ecology
editAgeratina gracilis disperses its seeds by wind and is short-term persistent in the soil seed bank.[3]
Uses
editAgeratina gracilis has been investigated for possible anti-cancer properties.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Ageratina gracilis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Ageratina gracilis". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ Basto1, Sofía; Roa-Fuentes, Lilia; Moreno, Ana Carolina; Barrera-Cataño, José Ignacio (2020). "Seed bank responses after clearcutting Pinus patula plantations in Andean high montane areas". Univ. Sci. 25 (3): 517–543. doi:10.11144/Javeriana.SC25-3.sbra.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Callejas, Gina; Mayusa, Jeanet; Riveros, Myriam; Mahete, Kelly; Guerrero, Rubn (2017). "Antiproliferative activity of chloroformic fractions from leaves and inflorescences of Ageratina gracilis". Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture. 29: 59. doi:10.9755/ejfa.2016-09-1164.