Ageratina herbacea

Desert ageratina, Desert Ageratina, desert ageratina, desert ageratina

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.3

Desert ageratina is a rare (CNPS 2B.3) California native perennial found in eastern desert mountains including Clark, New York, and Providence Mountains in rocky pinyon and juniper woodland at elevations of 1,500 to 2,200 meters. Flowering from May to June and October to November, this plant produces white flowers in dense clusters with heads 6 to 8 millimeters long. Growing with erect or spreading green stems 45 to 70 centimeters tall that are puberulent, it has a woody caudex. Its generally opposite leaves have blades generally 15 to 55 millimeters long, generally triangular to approximately cordate, glabrous to puberulent and yellowish to light or grayish-green. The fruit is 2 to 3 millimeters long.

Habitat: Locally common. Rocky pinyon/juniper woodland

Bloom period: May-Jun, Oct--Nov

Elevation: 1500-2200 m

Bioregions: e DMtns (Clark, New York, Providence mtns)

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.