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Boott's Rattlesnake-root (Prenanthes boottii)

  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • State: ME, NH, NY, VT
  • Nature Serve ID: 141656
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 02/10/1987
Description:

Where is Boott's Rattlesnake-root (Prenanthes boottii) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Boott's Rattlesnake-root can be found in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont

Which CPC Partners conserve Boott's Rattlesnake-root (Prenanthes boottii)?

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    Conservation Actions

    Nature Serve Biotics
    • 05/02/2017

    Twenty occurrences are known from the NY, NH, VT, and ME, ranging in size from 10,000 individuals to a just few plants. This species is found only in fragile, easily impacted alpine environments of four northeastern states and one province in Canada (unconfirmed) and is somewhat threatened by trampling by hikers. Other reasons for its rarity include sparse seedset and low viability.

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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Prenanthes boottii
    Authority (DC.) Gray
    Family Asteraceae
    CPC Number 3615
    ITIS 38277
    USDA PRBO2
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names Boott's Rattlesnake Root | alpine rattlesnakeroot
    Associated Scientific Names Prenanthes boottii | Nabalus boottii
    Distribution
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    Maine S1
    New Hampshire S1
    New York S1
    Vermont S1
    Ecological Relationships

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    Pollinators
    Common Name Name in Text Association Type Source InteractionID
    Bees
    Bumble bees Bombus terricola Suspected Pollinator Floral Link
    Bumble bees Bombus vagans Suspected Pollinator Floral Link
    Bumble bees Bumble bees Suspected Pollinator Floral Link
    Butterflies & Moths
    Moths Suspected Pollinator Floral Link
    Sphinx moths Hummingbird hawkmoth Suspected Pollinator Floral Link
    Flies
    Flies Suspected Pollinator Floral Link

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