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Asteraceae

White rattlesnakeroot

Nabalus albus (L.) Hook.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Nabalus

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White rattlesnakeroot: Nabalus Albus (white rattlesnake-root) in bloom along the Bruce Trail near Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Photo: RGeraldPorter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
White rattlesnakeroot

Synonyms

  • Chondrilla alba (L.) Lam.
  • Chondrilla rubicunda Poir.
  • Nabalus albus var. albus
  • Nabalus suavis DC.
  • Prenanthes alba L.
  • Prenanthes alba subsp. alba
  • Prenanthes alba var. alba
  • Prenanthes rubicunda Willd.
  • Prenanthes suavis Salisb.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.