purple rattlesnake root |
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Nabalus racemosus |
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| Taxonomy | Family: |
Asteraceae (aster) |
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Subfamily: |
Cichorioideae |
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Tribe: |
Cichorieae (lettuce) |
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Subtribe: |
Hypochaeridinae |
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| Nativity | Native |
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| Habitat | Moist. Prairies, meadows, streambanks. |
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| Flowering | August to October |
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| Flower Color | Pink to lavender or white |
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| Identification | The stem is covered with a whitish, waxy bloom (glaucous). It is hairless below the inflorescence. The basal leaves are present at flowering. The underside of the leaves below the inflorescence is hairless. The involucre has 7 to 14 hairy inner bracts. The flower head has 9 to 29 ray florets. The ray florets are usually pink to lavender, sometimes white with a purplish-tinged base. |
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| Similar Species |
Rough rattlesnake root (Nabalus asper) stem is hairy above the midpoint and is not glaucous). The flowers are cream-colored to pale yellow. |
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| Range |  |
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| Sightings |
Pankratz Memorial Prairie |
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| Synonyms | Prenanthes racemosa Prenanthes racemosa ssp. multiflora Prenanthes racemosa var. multiflora Prenanthes racemosa var. pinnatifida Prenanthes racemosa var. racemosa Prenanthes racemosa ssp. racemosa Prenanthes racemosa ssp. racemosa var. pinnatifida Prenanthes racemosa ssp. racemosa var. racemosa |
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| Common Names |
glaucous rattlesnake root glaucous white-lettuce purple rattlesnake root purple rattlesnake-root purple rattlesnakeroot smooth rattlesnake root smooth rattlesnakeroot |
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