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Prenanthes racemosa Michx.
purple rattlesnakeroot

       
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Prenanthes racemosa Michx.

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Distribution:
Prenanthes racemosa Michx.

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

USA (CO, IA, IL, IN, KY, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Prenanthes racemosa Michx.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 15 species in Prenanthes or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Prenanthes racemosa Michx. var. multiflora (Cronquist) Dorn. .
Prenanthes racemosa var. multiflora
purple rattlesnakeroot
Distribution of Prenanthes racemosa Michx. var. racemosa. . Image Available.
Prenanthes racemosa var. racemosa
purple rattlesnakeroot
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Prenanthes racemosa Michx.

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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 racemosa Michx. – purple rattlesnakeroot
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prenanthes racemosa Michx.

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.

Maine:
glaucous rattlesnake root              Special Concern
New Jersey:
smooth rattlesnake-root              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
glaucous rattlesnake-root              Extirpated
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Prenanthes racemosa Michx.

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-,FACW FACW- NO FACW FACU FAC NO NO FACU- FAC NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Prenanthes racemosa Michx.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38281.

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

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

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

 
 
Time Generated: 10/26/2008 07:14 AM MDT