Nabalus serpentarius

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusNabalus
Species:Nabalus serpentarius (Pursh) Hook.
Common NameButterweed; Cankerweed; Gall Of The Earth; Lions Foot
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: 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
StatusNative
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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

SynonymFull 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 - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus serpentarius - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus serpentarius - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus serpentarius - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus serpentarius - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus serpentarius - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus serpentarius - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus serpentarius - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus serpentarius - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus serpentarius - Dwayne Estes
Nabalus serpentarius - Milo Pyne
Nabalus serpentarius - Milo Pyne
Nabalus serpentarius - Milo Pyne
Nabalus serpentarius - Milo Pyne
Nabalus serpentarius - Milo Pyne
Nabalus serpentarius - Milo Pyne
Nabalus serpentarius - Milo Pyne
Nabalus serpentarius - Milo Pyne
Nabalus serpentarius - Milo Pyne
Nabalus serpentarius - Milo Pyne
Nabalus serpentarius - Theo Witsell
Nabalus serpentarius - Theo Witsell
Nabalus serpentarius - Theo Witsell
Nabalus serpentarius - Theo Witsell
Nabalus serpentarius - Theo Witsell
Nabalus serpentarius - Theo Witsell
Nabalus serpentarius - Theo Witsell
Nabalus serpentarius - Theo Witsell