Plants Profile for Prenanthes autumnalis (slender rattlesnakeroot)

General Information
Symbol:	PRAU
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Asteraceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Jim Stasz. Usage Requirements.

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. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
NAAU3	Nabalus autumnalis (Walter) Weakley
NAVI3	Nabalus virgatus (Michx.) DC.
PRVI4	Prenanthes virgata Michx.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae – Aster family
Genus	Prenanthes L. – rattlesnakeroot
Species	Prenanthes autumnalis Walter – slender rattlesnakeroot

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
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.
Maryland slender rattlesnake-root Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Synonyms

NAAU3 Nabalus autumnalis (Walter) Weakley

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FAC
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FAC