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Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Genus Results

Category: Dicots
Family Name: Asteraceae

SPECIES

Nabalus - [maps | photos]

  • Nabalus albus (L.) Hook. (TN Special Concern)
    Common Name: white snakeroot
    Synonyms:
             • Prenanthes alba L.
  • Nabalus altissimus (L.) Hook.
    NWI TN: Obligate Upland
    Common Name: tall rattlesnake root
    Synonyms:
             • Prenanthes altissima L.
  • Nabalus asper (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray (TN Endangered)
    NWI TN: Obligate Upland
    Common Name: rough rattlesnake root
    Synonyms:
             • Prenanthes aspera Michx.
  • Nabalus barbatus Torr. & A. Gray (TN Special Concern)
    Common Name: barbed rattlesnake root
    Synonyms:
             • Prenanthes barbata (Torr. & A. Gray) Milstead ex Cronquist
  • Nabalus crepidineus (Michx.) A. DC. (TN Special Concern)
    NWI TN: Obligate Upland
    Common Name: nodding rattlesnake root
    Synonyms:
             • Prenanthes crepidinea Michx.
             • Prenanthes roanensis (Chickering) Chickering
             • Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh
             • Prenanthes trifoliolata (Cass.) Fernald

*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee
All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke.

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