Nabalus crepidineus

Nodding rattlesnake-root
Nabalus crepidineus

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

Prenanthes crepidinea Michx.

Nabalus crepidineus (formerly Prenanthes crepidinea), commonly called the nodding rattlesnakeroot,[1] is a species of plant in the Asteraceae family occurring in the northern central United States.

It is a perennial which grows in mesic environments and blooms in late summer and autumn,[2] specifically from August to October in Missouri[3] . In 2010 it was reclassified from the genus Prenanthes to Nabalus[4]

Range

This plant occurs in the northeastern US west to Minnesota and Arkansas[3] In Arkansas, this species occurs in 12 counties, mostly in the Arkansas Ozarks.[5]

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. 1 2 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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