PLANTS Profile for Prenanthes nana (dwarf rattlesnakeroot)

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Prenanthes nana (Bigelow) Torr.
dwarf rattlesnakeroot

Symbol:

PRNA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Prenanthes nana (Bigelow) Torr.

Nabalus nanus

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 336. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Prenanthes nana (Bigelow) Torr.

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Synonyms:
Prenanthes nana (Bigelow) Torr.

	NANA	Nabalus nanus (Bigelow) DC.
	PRTRN	Prenanthes trifoliolata (Cass.) Fernald var. nana (Bigelow) Fernald

Distribution:
Prenanthes nana (Bigelow) Torr.


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USA (ME, NH, NY)

Related Taxa:
Prenanthes nana (Bigelow) Torr.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 15 species in Prenanthes

Classification:
Prenanthes nana (Bigelow) Torr.

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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 nana (Bigelow) Torr. – dwarf rattlesnakeroot

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prenanthes nana (Bigelow) Torr.

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:
dwarf rattlesnake root		Endangered
New York:
dwarf rattlesnake-root		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Prenanthes nana (Bigelow) Torr.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504595.

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

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 07:02 PM CDT