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three-leaved rattlesnake root

Nabalus trifoliolatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Massachusetts.January 22, February 20, March 24, April 40, May 74, June 34, July 120, August 36, September 33, October 31, November 23, December 21.
United States1,319
Canada1,215
Massachusetts1,197
Maine1,012
Nova Scotia918
New Hampshire577
Quebec406
Newfoundland and Labrador293
Connecticut239
New Brunswick221

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusrattlesnake roots · Nabalus

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