Asteraceae
Tall rattlesnakeroot
Nabalus altissimus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Nabalus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tall rattlesnakeroot
Synonyms
- Chondrilla altissima (L.) Lam.
- Nabalus altissimus var. altissimus
- Nabalus altissimus var. deltoideus (Elliott) Torr. & A.Gray
- Nabalus altissimus var. dissectus Torr. & A.Gray
- Nabalus altissimus var. ovatus Torr. & A.Gray
- Nabalus cordatus Hook.
- Nabalus deltoideus DC.
- Prenanthes altissima L.
- Prenanthes altissima f. altissima
- Prenanthes altissima var. altissima
- Prenanthes altissima var. cinnamomea Fernald
- Prenanthes altissima var. cordata (Willd.) Farw.
- Prenanthes altissima var. hispidula Fernald
- Prenanthes cordata Willd.
- Prenanthes deltoidea Elliott
Photos

Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.