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Prenanthes alba L.
white rattlesnakeroot

       
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Photo of Prenanthes alba L.
©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Prenanthes alba L.

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Synonyms:
Prenanthes alba L.

  NAAL2 Nabalus albus (L.) Hook.
 

Distribution:
Prenanthes alba L.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AR, CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Prenanthes alba L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 15 species in Prenanthes
 

Classification:
Prenanthes alba L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Prenanthes L. – rattlesnakeroot
Species Prenanthes alba L. – white rattlesnakeroot
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prenanthes alba L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
white rattlesnake-root              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Prenanthes alba L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Prenanthes alba L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38270.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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