Nabalus crepidineus

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Nabalus
Species:	Nabalus crepidineus (Michx.) DC.
Common Name	Butterweed; Cankerweed; Gall Of The Earth; Lions Foot
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; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Margins: entire; 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
C value	9
Status	Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (FACU) (NWPL)
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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

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Hickman (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham (TN), Davidson (TN), Knox (TN), McNairy (TN), Montgomery (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1991 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0024373	Montgomery	Tennessee	02 Sep 1991	Edward Chester	APSC Nabalus crepidineus
APSC0110030	Cheatham	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus crepidineus
APSC0092983	Davidson	Tennessee	24 Mar 2018	Mason Brock	APSC Nabalus crepidineus
APSC0072135	Todd	Kentucky	29 Mar 2017	Mason Brock	APSC Nabalus crepidineus
APSC0024371	Knox	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus crepidineus
APSC0024368	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus crepidineus
APSC0054430	Montgomery	Tennessee	01 May 2009	Dwayne Estes	APSC Nabalus crepidineus
APSC0024369	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus crepidineus
APSC0024372	Knox	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus crepidineus
APSC0114460	Todd	Kentucky	20 Apr 2019	Mason Brock	APSC Nabalus crepidineus
APSC0024370	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus crepidineus
APSC0112729	McNairy	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus crepidineus
APSC0114453	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus crepidineus
APSC0041656	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus crepidineus
APSC0024374	Stewart	Tennessee	17 Sep 2011	Edward Chester	APSC Nabalus crepidineus

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Nabalus crepidineus

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