Nabalus crepidineus

Nodding rattlesnake-root
Nabalus crepidineus

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Nabalus
Species: N. crepidineus
Binomial name
Nabalus crepidineus
(Michx.) DC.
Synonyms

Prenanthes crepidinea Michx.

Nabalus crepidineus (formerly Prenanthes crepidinea), commonly called the nodding rattlesnakeroot,[1] is a species of plant in the Asteraceae family occurring in the northern central United States.

It is a perennial which grows in mesic environments and blooms in late summer and autumn.[2] In 2010 it was reclassified from the genus Prenanthes to Nabalus[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Prenanthes crepidinea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242417053
  3. ↑ http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=517431

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