Family: Asteraceae
glaucous white-lettuce, purple rattlesnake-root
[Nabalus racemosus (Michx.) DC., more...]
Rob Baller
Hugh H. Iltis
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Prenanthes: from prenes for "drooping" and anthe for "blossom"
Plants: erect, perennial, 1'-5' tall forb with milky juice; stems smooth below the hairy inflorescence
Leaves: alternate, smooth, lower leaves with long stalks, usually not falling with age, upper getting smaller and becoming stalkless to clasping
Flowers: head 1/2" wide with pinkish ray flowers, bracts (phyllaries) hairy; inflorescence with mostly erect to nodding heads in dense, long, narrow clusters; blooms Aug.-Oct.
Fruits: dry seed with fluffy pappus
Habitat: moist; prairies, meadows, streambanks
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, perennial, 1'-5' tall forb with milky juice; stems smooth below the hairy inflorescence
Leaves: alternate, smooth, lower leaves with long stalks, usually not falling with age, upper getting smaller and becoming stalkless to clasping
Flowers: head 1/2" wide with pinkish ray flowers, bracts (phyllaries) hairy; inflorescence with mostly erect to nodding heads in dense, long, narrow clusters; blooms Aug.-Oct.
Fruits: dry seed with fluffy pappus
Habitat: moist; prairies, meadows, streambanks
Conservation Status: Native
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 9, Wetland Indicator = FACW Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora: by T.S. Cochrane & H.H. Iltis: habitat, distribution infomation / flowering and fruiting times USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos
Hugh H. Iltis
Hugh H. Iltis
Christopher Noll
Christopher Noll
Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson
Christopher Noll
Rob Baller
