Nabalus altissimus

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusNabalus
Species:Nabalus altissimus (L.) Hook.
Common NameTall Rattlesnakeroot
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: Yes; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BEH; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Green; 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: axillary; 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
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (UPL), EMP (FACU) (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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

Synonyms (3)

SynonymFull Citation
Prenanthes altissima Prenanthes altissima Pall.
Prenanthes altissima var. altissima Prenanthes altissima var. altissima
Prenanthes altissima var. cinnamomea Prenanthes altissima var. cinnamomea Fernald

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: Adair (KY), Allen (KY), Barren (KY), Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Clark (KY), Cumberland (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fayette (KY), Floyd (KY), Garrard (KY), Grayson (KY), Greenup (KY), Harlan (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Knox (KY), Laurel (KY), Letcher (KY), Lincoln (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Monroe (KY), Montgomery (KY), Morgan (KY), Nelson (KY), Ohio (KY), Perry (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Taylor (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Whitley (KY), Wolfe (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Perry (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sevier (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: VDB, KNK, UCHT, ETSU, UOS, BEREA, TENN, MEM, APSC, EKY, HTTU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1957 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0240078 Adair Kentucky
TENN
Prenanthes altissima
APSC0080731 Allen Kentucky
APSC
Nabalus altissimus
APSC0060245 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Nabalus altissimus
31234100283066 Bath Kentucky 15 Sep 1984 Julian Campbell
1346
EKY
Prenanthes altissima
31234100283074 Bath Kentucky 15 Sep 1984 Julian Campbell
1339
EKY
Prenanthes altissima
31234100283090 Bell Kentucky 13 Aug 1974 C. Hinkle
127
EKY
Prenanthes altissima
31234100283082 Bell Kentucky 12 Aug 1989 Ralph L. Thompson
89-2084
EKY
Prenanthes altissima
BEREA007946 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Prenanthes altissima
BEREA007945 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Prenanthes altissima
APSC0057270 Bell Kentucky
APSC
Nabalus altissimus
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Plant Photos

Nabalus altissimus - Alaina Krakowiak
Nabalus altissimus - Alaina Krakowiak
Nabalus altissimus - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus altissimus - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus altissimus - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus altissimus - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus altissimus - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus altissimus - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus altissimus - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus altissimus - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Shawn Krosnick
Nabalus altissimus - Shawn Krosnick
Nabalus altissimus - Shawn Krosnick
Nabalus altissimus - Shawn Krosnick
Nabalus altissimus - Shawn Krosnick
Nabalus altissimus - Shawn Krosnick
Nabalus altissimus - Sunny Fleming
Nabalus altissimus - Sunny Fleming
Nabalus altissimus - Sunny Fleming
Nabalus altissimus - Sunny Fleming
Nabalus altissimus - Tara Littlefield
Nabalus altissimus - Tara Littlefield
Nabalus altissimus - Theo Witsell
Nabalus altissimus - Theo Witsell
Nabalus altissimus - Theo Witsell
Nabalus altissimus - Theo Witsell
Nabalus altissimus - Theo Witsell
Nabalus altissimus - Theo Witsell
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw
Nabalus altissimus - Joey Shaw