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purple rattlesnake root

Nabalus racemosus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 32, February 33, March 52, April 101, May 194, June 91, July 68, August 154, September 149, October 53, November 33, December 30.
Canada1,075
United States1,053
Ontario813
Michigan419
Illinois179
Minnesota131
Wisconsin122
Quebec89
Ohio71
Manitoba63

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

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

Sources

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