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Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh
cankerweed

   
Symbol: PRSE
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    N



Photograph of Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 335. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc.
 
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Synonyms:
Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh

  NAIN4 Nabalus integrifolius Cass.
  NASE3 Nabalus serpentarius (Pursh) Hook.
  PRIN7 Prenanthes integrifolia (Cass.) Small
 

Distribution by State:
Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh

Distributional Map for Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh
Distribution Map Legend

Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh distribution:
USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, MA, MD, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, MA, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh

477 genera in Asteraceae, 15 species in Prenanthes
 

Classification:
Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Asteridae
Order   Asterales
Family   Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus   Prenanthes L. – rattlesnakeroot
Species   Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh – cankerweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Massachusetts:
Nabalus serpentarius
lion's foot Endangered
Rhode Island:
lion's-foot Special Concern
 

 

 
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