Nabalus barbatus

Nabalus barbatus

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Nabalus
Species: N. barbatus
Binomial name
Nabalus barbatus
(Torr. & A.Gray) ) A.Heller
Synonyms

Prenanthes barbata (Torr. & A.Gray) Milstead

Nabalus barbatus, the barbed rattlesnakeroot,[1] is a plant in the Composite family. It is native to the Southeastern United States where it is found in small numbers in a few disjunct areas of remaining natural grassland. Because of this, it is considered a globally rare species, with only 35-70 remaining populations. Much of its natural habitat of prairie and savanna has been destroyed. [2]

It is a perennial that flowers in early fall. [3]

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