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Asteraceae

Cankerweed

Nabalus serpentaria (Pursh) Hook.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Nabalus

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Cankerweed: Prenanthes serpentaria , flower. Little Bennett Park, Montgomery co., MD.
Photo: Fritz Flohr Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Cankerweed

Synonyms

  • Nabalus albus var. serpentaria (Pursh) Torr.
  • Nabalus fraseri DC.
  • Nabalus fraseri var. fraseri
  • Nabalus fraseri var. integrifolius (Cass.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Nabalus integrifolius Cass.
  • Nabalus serpentaria var. integrifolius Britton
  • Nabalus serpentaria var. laevis DC.
  • Nabalus serpentarius (Pursh) Hook.
  • Nabalus serpentarius subsp. integrifolius (Cass.) Britton
  • Nabalus serpentarius var. laevis DC.
  • Nabalus serpentarius var. serpentarius
  • Prenanthes glauca Raf.
  • Prenanthes integrifolia (Cass.) Small
  • Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh
  • Prenanthes serpentaria f. serpentaria
  • Prenanthes serpentaria var. serpentaria

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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.