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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Nabalus cylindricus
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Differs from N. roanensis in its glabrate stems and leaves at least 3-5 lobed. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prenanthes roanensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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The Biota of North America Program. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Nabalus roanensis
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-06-004?:
Prenanthes roanensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Prenanthes cylindrica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nabalus cylindricus
COMMON NAME:
Cylindrical Rattlesnake-root, Appalachian Rattlesnake-root
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Nabalus cylindricus
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prenanthes roanensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN
The Biota of North America Program. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Nabalus roanensis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-06-004?:
Prenanthes roanensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Prenanthes cylindrica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nabalus cylindricus
4467
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina
Rare, an endemic
Habitat: Mountain forests, grassy balds, at moderate to high elevations, per Weakley's Flora
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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: Yellowish-white
Disc: Absent
Ray flowers bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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