Nabalus albus (L.) Hook.

White Lettuce, White Rattlesnake Root

Synonyms: Harpalyce alba, Nabalus integrifolius, Nabalus serpentarius var. integrifolius, Prenanthes alba

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Nabalus

Species: Nabalus albus

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
MA - State Watch List
NH - State Indeterminate

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Nabalus albus