Prenanthes racemosa Michx.
Family: Asteraceae
glaucous white-lettuce, purple rattlesnake-root
[Nabalus racemosus (Michx.) DC.,  more...]
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Rob Baller  
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Hugh H. Iltis  
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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
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Hugh H. Iltis  
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Christopher Noll  
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Derek Anderson  
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Rob Baller  
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