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Read more about Gall-of-the-earth at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Nabalus trifoliolatus
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prenanthes trifoliolata
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-06-003:
Prenanthes trifoliolata
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Nabalus trifoliatus
COMMON NAME:
Gall-of-the-earth, Three-leaved Rattlesnake-root
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JK Marlow s060903_r
September Greenville County SC
Leaves lobed or dissected below, much reduced upward and less cut or lobed, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
JK Marlow jkm0510d_30
October Greenville County SC
Involucre smooth with 7-9 principal bracts and 9-13 ray flowers per head, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
COMPARE
involucral bracts of Rattlesnake-root
JK Marlow s051029_b
October Greenville County SC
Leaves very variable in shape and size, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.