Nabalus barbatus

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Nabalus
Species:	Nabalus barbatus (Torr. & A.Gray) A. Heller
Common Name	Barbed Rattlesnakeroot
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: Yes; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: White; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
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Status	Native
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Nabalus fraseri var. barbatus	Nabalus fraseri var. barbatus

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Trigg (KY), Chester (TN), Giles (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Montgomery (TN), Perry (TN), Stewart (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1949 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0024357	Trigg	Kentucky	07 Sep 1981	Edward W. Chester 81-791	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024364	Montgomery	Tennessee	03 Sep 1982	Edward W. Chester 82-635	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024367	Montgomery	Tennessee	09 Oct 1949	R.E.Shanks, Frank Woods, Alfred Clebsch 822	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024349	Stewart	Tennessee	23 Sep 2004	Margret Rhinehart 0286	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0055141	Chester	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024363	Stewart	Tennessee	26 Sep 2001	Edward W. Chester 14500	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024361	Hickman	Tennessee	03 Oct 1989	J.A. Raveill 2791	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024356	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024360	Montgomery	Tennessee	02 Nov 1980	Edward W. Chester 4549	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024351	Stewart	Tennessee	14 Sep 1984	Edward W. Chester 84-539	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024354	Houston	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024362	Perry	Tennessee	03 Oct 2002	Dwayne Estes 04250	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024352	Stewart	Tennessee	11 Sep 1980	Jackie Stack, Lonnie Harper 931	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024358	Montgomery	Tennessee	18 Sep 1993	Edward W. Chester with Jerry Baskin, Carol Baskin 13015	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0047022	Giles	Tennessee	28 Sep 2014	Mason Brock	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024359	Montgomery	Tennessee	06 Oct 1979	Edward W. Chester 4327	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024366	Montgomery	Tennessee	09 Oct 1949	R.E. Shanks	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024353	Humphreys	Tennessee	30 Sep 2003	Stephanie M. Gunn 792	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024355	Stewart	Tennessee	14 Sep 1982	Edward W. Chester 82-669	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024350	Stewart	Tennessee	10 Oct 2006	Edward W. Chester with Rebecca Carbonell 14704	APSC Nabalus barbatus
APSC0024365	Montgomery	Tennessee	06 Oct 1979	Edward Chester	APSC Nabalus barbatus

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Nabalus barbatus

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