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tall rattlesnake root

Nabalus altissimus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 1, February 2, March 0, April 3, May 33, June 36, July 27, August 245, September 328, October 42, November 4, December 0.
Ontario2,480
North Carolina1,476
Ohio1,181
Pennsylvania1,119
Tennessee888
Quebec780
Georgia652
Michigan641
Kentucky615
Indiana605

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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