Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Nabalus > Nabalus albusNabalus albus (White rattlesnake root)Synonyms: Chondrilla alba (homotypic); Chondrilla rubicunda (heterotypic); Harpalyce alba (homotypic); Nabalus albus var. albus; Nabalus suavis (homotypic); Prenanthes alba (heterotypic); Prenanthes alba alba; Prenanthes alba var. alba; Prenanthes alba var. pallida; Prenanthes miamiensis; Prenanthes ovata; Prenanthes proteophylla; Prenanthes rubicunda (heterotypic); Prenanthes suavis (homotypic) Nabalus albus, the white rattlesnake-root or white lettuce, is a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Canada and the Eastern United States. Details of the flower heads are needed to separate this species from others in the rattlesnake-root genus (Nabalus). The Iroquois applied a poultice of the roots of white rattlesnake root to rattlesnake bites. It can be found growing in forests, woodlands, and anthropogenic habitats. The flower head has ray flowers only, meaning all of the individual flowers of the flower head have a strap-shaped ray, which may or may not have teeth at the very tip of the ray. The colors vary from blue to purple, pink to red, or white. The leaf blade length can be between 40 to 300 mm. while the flower head width can be 3 to 5 mm. |
Lifespan [1] | Biennial/Perennial | Structure [2] | Herb |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Algonquin Provincial Park |
IV |
1868802 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Allegheny Portage Railroad Nat'l Hist. Site National Historic Site |
III |
1152 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway |
V |
73611 |
North Carolina, Virginia, United States |
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Chippewa Nature Center |
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Michigan, United States |
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Edwin S. George Reserve |
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1297 |
Michigan, United States |
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Friendship Hill National Historic Site |
III |
697 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Georgian Bay Islands National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Gettysburg National Military Park |
V |
3560 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Grand Rapids Audubon Club Maher Sanctuary |
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80 |
Michigan, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Hubbard Brook Biosphere Reserve |
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7809 |
New Hampshire, United States |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Isle Royale Biosphere Reserve |
Ib |
571799 |
Michigan, United States |
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Johnstown Flood National Memorial |
VI |
175 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Point Pelee National Park |
II |
5764 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Pukaskwa National Park |
II |
459860 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
762028 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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Rock Creek Park |
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District of Columbia, United States |
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Rondeau Provincial Park |
II |
5035 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Saint Lawrence Islands National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Shenandoah National Park |
II |
108221 |
Virginia, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Woodland Caribou Provincial Wilderness Park Provincial Park |
II |
1072124 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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