學名發表文獻

Mill., The Gardeners Dictionary no. 2. 1768.  (Gard. Dict. (ed. 8))

台灣首次記錄發表文獻

Kitamura, Acta phytotaxonomica et geobotanica eng 1: 282. 1932.  (Acta Phytotax. Geobot.)

異名

無

各語言俗名

• 中
  斷血草. 臭草仔. 紫花毛麝香. 勝紅薊. 墨西哥藍薊. 熊耳草. 墨西哥香薊.
• 英
  Mexican ageratum. Blue maudlin. Blue billygoat-weed. Floss flower. Garden ageratum. Ageratum. Mexican ageratum.
• 日
  おおかつこうあざみ.
• 原
  Maganzu (Bunun).

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• Wu, Yang, Teng, Chang, Yang and Hsieh, Taiwania 55(2): 146. 2010.
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