Lisa Tsyhanok - Plants of Mount Royal

White Snakeroot is in the Eudicots, amidst the flowering plants (Magnoliopsida) in the Plantae kingdom; more specifically, it is a Snakeroot (Ageratina) in the Daisy family (Asteraceae) in the Asterales order. White Snakeroot is phylogenetically very close to Stevia and Common Boneset.
All of the observed species in the group project are adapted to thrive in a cooler climate; for example, the trees in the area hibernate during the winter while the smaller plants, who are unable to do that, leave seeds and roots in the ground which hibernate in their own way and come alive in the spring. This makes sense because all of these organisms were found in and around Mount Royal where it gets cold in the winter; so to survive there, they had to adapt to the cold.
One unique adaptation that is specific to Goldenrods is that their fruit is a single-seeded cypsela which is covered in hairs so that the seeds can be spread by the wind. This is beneficial to them because it allows the seeds to be spread far from the original plant and without the help of another organism (i.e. a squirrel having to bring the fruit somewhere else).

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