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Barbed rattlesnakeroot (Prenanthes barbata)

  • Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • State: AL, AR, GA, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX
  • Nature Serve ID: 154380
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 07/08/2022
Description:

Where is Barbed rattlesnakeroot (Prenanthes barbata) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Barbed rattlesnakeroot can be found in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas

Which CPC Partners conserve Barbed rattlesnakeroot (Prenanthes barbata)?

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Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley
  • 07/14/2022
  • Seed Collection

As of July 2022, Southeastern Grasslands Initiative had collected 7 accessions of Prenanthes barbata from populations in Tennessee.

Tina Stanley
  • 07/14/2022
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

As of July 2022, Southeastern Grasslands Initiative holds 13 maternal lines from 7 accessions (wild provenance only) totaling 1155 seeds.

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Nomenclature
Taxon Prenanthes barbata
Authority (Torr. & Gray) Milstead
Family Asteraceae
CPC Number 449678
ITIS 38276
USDA PRBA
Duration Perennial
Common Names Barbed rattlesnakeroot | Flatwoods Rattlesnake-root
Associated Scientific Names Prenanthes serpentaria var. barbata | Nabalus barbatus | Prenanthes barbata
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
Oklahoma S1
Alabama S1S2
Tennessee S2
Texas S3
Arkansas S2
Georgia S2
Kentucky S1
Louisiana S2
Mississippi S1
Ecological Relationships

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