Nabalus crepidineus

Nabalus crepidineus (syn. Prenanthes crepidinea), the nodding rattlesnakeroot,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family occurring in the northern central United States.

Nodding rattlesnake-root

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Nabalus
Species:
N. crepidineus
Binomial name
Nabalus crepidineus
(Michx.) DC.
Synonyms

Prenanthes crepidinea Michx.

It is a perennial flowering plant growing up to 3 m (9.8 ft) tall. It grows in mesic habitats and produces white (sometimes yellow) flowers in late summer and autumn.[2][3] In 2010 it was reclassified from the genus Prenanthes to Nabalus.[4]

Range

This plant occurs from the northeastern United States west to Minnesota and Arkansas.[3]

In Arkansas, this species occurs in 12 counties, mostly in the Arkansas Ozarks.[5]

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References

  1. "Prenanthes crepidinea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242417053
  3. Yatskievych, G. 2006. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri. 3 Vols. The Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, MO, USA. Vol. 2: 377-382
  4. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=517431
  5. Gentry, J.L.; Johnson, J.P.; Baker, B. T.; Witsell, C. T.; Ogle, J. D., eds. 2013. Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Arkansas. University of Arkansas Herbarium, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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