Talk:Ageratina adenophora

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A fact from Ageratina adenophora appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 September 2008, and was viewed approximately 1,398 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Ageratina adenophora, a plant native to Mexico which has invaded Australia, India and the United States, causes respiratory failure called "blowing disease" in horses?

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Well blow me down, I just took a photo of this today and someone just made it :) Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:06, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A few refs: [1], [2], [3]. Circeus (talk) 03:30, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]