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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Nabalus albus
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about White Rattlesnake-root at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prenanthes alba
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-06-002a:
Prenanthes alba ssp. alba FAMILY Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nabalus albus
COMMON NAME:
White Rattlesnake-root, Northern Rattlesnake-root, White Lettuce
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_naal2_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Nabalus albus
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prenanthes alba
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-06-002a:
Prenanthes alba ssp. alba
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nabalus albus
1150
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: forests, especially over calcareous substrates, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, reduced upward
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: White/ Pinkish
Disc: Absent
Ray flowers bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Reddish-brown
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p384
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p173