PLANTS Profile for Prenanthes racemosa var. racemosa (purple rattlesnakeroot)

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Prenanthes racemosa Michx. var. racemosa
purple rattlesnakeroot

Symbol:

PRRAR3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Prenanthes racemosa Michx. var. racemosa

Nabalus racemosus

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: 337. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Prenanthes racemosa Michx. var. racemosa

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Synonyms:
Prenanthes racemosa Michx. var. racemosa

NARA2	Nabalus racemosus (Michx.) DC.
PRRAR	Prenanthes racemosa Michx. ssp. racemosa	purple rattlesnakeroot
PRRAP2	Prenanthes racemosa Michx. var. pinnatifida A. Gray

Distribution:
Prenanthes racemosa Michx. var. racemosa


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

Related Taxa:
Prenanthes racemosa Michx. var. racemosa

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 15 species in Prenanthes, 2 varieties in Prenanthes racemosa Michx.

Classification:
Prenanthes racemosa Michx. var. racemosa

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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
Variety	Prenanthes racemosa Michx. var. racemosa – purple rattlesnakeroot

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prenanthes racemosa Michx. var. racemosa

The related entities italicized and indented below are 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:
Prenanthes racemosa
glaucous rattlesnake root		Special Concern
New Jersey:
Prenanthes racemosa
smooth rattlesnake-root		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Prenanthes racemosa
glaucous rattlesnake-root		Extirpated

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Prenanthes racemosa Michx. var. racemosa

Prenanthes racemosa:

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-

FACW

FACU

FAC

FACU-

FAC

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Prenanthes racemosa Michx. var. racemosa

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

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 10:42 PM CDT