OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon Common Name: Slender Rattlesnake-root, One-sided Rattlesnake-root

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nabalus autumnalis   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes autumnalis   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Prenanthes autumnalis 179-06-001   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Pocosins, pine savannas, forest edges

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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speaker icon Common Name: White Rattlesnake-root, Northern Rattlesnake-root, White Lettuce

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nabalus albus   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes alba   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Prenanthes alba ssp. alba 179-06-002a   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Forests, especially over calcareous substrates

Rare south and west of VA

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Gall-of-the-earth, Three-leaved Rattlesnake-root

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nabalus trifoliolatus   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes trifoliolata   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Prenanthes trifoliolata 179-06-002b & 003   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Forests

Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Roan Mountain Rattlesnake-root, Appalachian Rattlesnake-root

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nabalus roanensis   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes roanensis   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Prenanthes roanensis 179-06-004   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Mountain forests, grassy balds, at high elevations

Uncommon in NC Mountains

Native to North Carolina

 


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Common Name: Cylindrical Rattlesnake-root, Appalachian Rattlesnake-root

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nabalus cylindricus   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes roanensis   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Prenanthes roanensis 179-06-004?   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Mountain forests, grassy balds, at moderate to high elevations

Rare

Native to North Carolina

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Tall Rattlesnake-root, Tall White Lettuce

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nabalus altissimus   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes altissima   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Prenanthes altissima 179-06-005   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Forests

Common (rare in Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Lion's-foot Rattlesnake-root, Gall-of-the-Earth

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nabalus serpentaria   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes serpentaria   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Prenanthes serpentaria 179-06-006   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Forests

Common (rare in Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Barbed Rattlesnake-root, Flatwoods Rattlesnake-root, Prairie Lion’s-foot

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Nabalus barbatus   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prenanthes barbata   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Limestone glades, calcareous barrens, and calcareous oak flatwoods

Rare

Native to Georgia

 


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"Almost two-thirds of the total vegetation of grasslands is protected within the soil.... If placed end to end, the roots and root hairs beneath a square yard of tallgrass can stretch 20 miles." — Douglas Chadwick, The American Prairie, Root of the Sky, National Geographic, October 1993