Nabalus serpentarius

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Nabalus
Species:	Nabalus serpentarius (Pursh) Hook.
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; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; 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 Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; 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: corymb/cyme/umbel; 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	7
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	Nabalus fraseri

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: Floyd (KY), Greenup (KY), Harlan (KY), Knox (KY), Laurel (KY), McCreary (KY), Menifee (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rowan (KY), Whitley (KY), Cannon (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 1988

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100283629	Menifee	Kentucky	17 Sep 1988	R.C.Clark 21925	EKY Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0121443	Floyd	Kentucky			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0045898	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0071435	Pulaski	Kentucky	02 Oct 1987	Max Medley	APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0076680	Pulaski	Kentucky			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0092943	Warren	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
HTTU031484	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0115591	Rowan	Kentucky			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0085661	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0024375	Cannon	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0057279	Laurel	Kentucky	20 Aug 1979	Max Medley	APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0076684	Pulaski	Kentucky			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
UCHT039843	Polk	tennessee			UCHT Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0068671	McCreary	Kentucky			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0090793	Greenup	Kentucky			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
HTTU031625	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0076677	Laurel	Kentucky			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0087033	Knox	Kentucky			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0078552	Knox	Kentucky			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0101730	Putnam	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0057280	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0064583	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0069084	Laurel	Kentucky	17 Sep 1987	Max Medley	APSC Nabalus serpentarius
APSC0069391	Whitley	Kentucky			APSC Nabalus serpentarius

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Nabalus serpentarius

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