Ageratina sodiroi is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is widely distributed in the Andes.
This plant grows as an herb, sub-shrub, or shrub. It grows in forests and upper Andean vegetation types up to 3500 meters in altitude.
Etymology Ageratina is derived from Greek meaning 'un-aging', in reference to the flowers keeping their color for a long time.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). pp 39
The specific epithet of sodiroi refers to Luis Sodiro (1836–1909), who was an Italian Jesuit priest and a field botanist, who collected many plants in Ecuador.
It was first published in Phytologia vol.19 on page 217 in 1970.
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