Tall Rattlesnake-root

(Prenanthes altissima)

 

Color Photograph: © David G. Smith, Delware Wildflowers

www.delawarewildflowers.org

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

 

Tall Rattlesnake-root (Prenanthes altissima)

Identification: Flowers greenish-white and hanging in drooping clusters from the stem. Floral bracts 5 in number and the pappus is white. Basal leaves triangular in shape, but variably cut. Plant 2 to 7 feet in height.

Distribution: Southeastern Canada southward to Georgia and Texas.

Habitat: Tall Rattlesnake-root is found in moist woods.

Flowering period: July to October.

 

Tall Rattlesnake-root (Prenanthes altissima)

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The presence of 5 floral bracts rather than 7 to 8 is distinctive for this species.

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