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Saussurea americana
Also called American Sawwort
Saussurea americana is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae in the genus Saussurea known by the common name American saw-wort. It is native to northwestern North America from Alaska to far northern California to Montana, where it grows in mountain habitat, such as meadows and forests.
Saw Wort · Alpine Saw Wort · Saussurea esthonica · Saussurea glacialis · Saussurea gossypiphora · Saussurea laniceps · Saussurea obvallata · Saussurea simpsoniana · Weber's saw-wort · Saw-wort
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Saussurea americana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
