''Nabalus'' is a
genus
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of
Asia
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n and
North America
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n flowering plants in the tribe
Cichorieae
The Cichorieae (also called Lactuceae) are a tribe in the plant family Asteraceae that includes 93 genera, more than 1,600 sexually reproductive species and more than 7,000 apomictic species. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the E ...
within the family
Asteraceae
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.
''Nabalus'' is now considered the correct name for a group of plants in
North America
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that were formerly considered to be members of ''
Prenanthes'', and were included in that genus in the
Flora of North America
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treatment. Common names for the genus include "rattlesnake root" and "white lettuce." The latter reflects its close relationship to lettuce (''
Lactuca sativa
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'') but having flowers that are whitish or purplish-white in some species. Many (perhaps all) of the species are
monocarpic
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The term is derived from Greek (', "single" + , "fruit" or "grain"), and was first used by Alphonse de Candolle. Other terms with the same meaning are '' hapaxanth'' ...
perennials, in which an individual plant may live for multiple years in a vegetative condition but then will die after flowering and fruiting.
Species
''Nabalus'' species include:
Asian ''Nabalus'' species
* ''
Nabalus acerifolius'' - Japan
* ''
Nabalus angustilobus'' -
Sichuan
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* ''
Nabalus faberi'' -
Guizhou
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Sichuan
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* ''
Nabalus leptanthus'' -
Sichuan
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* ''
Nabalus nipponicus'' - Japan
* ''
Nabalus ochroleucus'' -
Primorye
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Jilin
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Korea
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, Japan
* ''
Nabalus pyramidalis'' -
Sichuan
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* ''
Nabalus racemiformis'' -
Hebei
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* ''
Nabalus tatarinowii'' - China,
Primorye
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,
Korea
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North American ''Nabalus'' species
* ''
Nabalus alatus'' - western rattlesnake root -
AK BC ALB
An Alb is a liturgical vestment.
ALB, Alb or alb may also refer to:
* Alb, Alpine transhumance in Allemannic German
Places
* Alb (Upper Rhine), a tributary of the Upper Rhine in northern Black Forest near Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
* Al ...
WA OR ID MT
* ''
Nabalus albus'' - white rattlesnake root -
SAS MAN
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Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromosome from the f ...
ONT QUE United States (Great Lakes, Northeast, Appalachians)
* ''
Nabalus altissimus'' - tall rattlesnake root -
MAN
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Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromosome from the f ...
ONT QUE NB NS United States (Northeast, Southeast, South-central)
* ''
Nabalus asper'' - rough rattlesnake root - United States (
Great Plains
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,
Mississippi Valley
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* ''
Nabalus autumnalis'' - slender rattlesnake root -
MS FL SC NC VA DE NJ
* ''
Nabalus barbatus'' - barbed rattlesnake root -
TX OK AR LA KY TN MS AL GA
* ''
Nabalus boottii '' - Boott’s rattlesnake root -
NY VT NH ME (possibly a synonym of ''Prenanthes boottii'')
Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2021). Global Compositae Database. Prenanthes boottii (DC.) A.Gray. Accessed at: https://www.compositae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1102104 on 2021-05-23
treats ''Nabalus boottii'' (Torr. & A.Gray) DC. instead as '' Prenanthes boottii'' (DC.) A.Gray
* '' Nabalus crepidineus'' - nodding rattlesnake root - MN IA MO AR TN KY IL IN WI MI OH WV PA NY
* '' Nabalus × mainensis'' 'N. racemosus'' × ''trifoliolatus''- Maine rattlesnake root - NY QUE ME NS NB
* '' Nabalus racemosus'' - glaucous rattlesnake root - Canada, northern United States
* '' Nabalus roanensis'' - Roan Mountain rattlesnake root - southern Appalachians ( VA NC TN)
* '' Nabalus sagittatus'' - arrow-leaf rattlesnake root - BC ALB
An Alb is a liturgical vestment.
ALB, Alb or alb may also refer to:
* Alb, Alpine transhumance in Allemannic German
Places
* Alb (Upper Rhine), a tributary of the Upper Rhine in northern Black Forest near Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
* Al ...
ID MT
* '' Nabalus serpentarius'' - lion's foot rattlesnake root - eastern United States ( MS + FL to NH)
* '' Nabalus trifoliolatus'' - three-leaved rattlesnake root - eastern North America
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( GA to ONT + LAB)
References
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Cichorieae
Asteraceae genera