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Asteraceae > Prenanthes (rattlesnake-root)

Gall of the Earth (Prenanthes trifoliolata) Gall of the Earth (Prenanthes trifoliolata)
Near Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC
13 Sep 2008

Uncommon to fairly common in forested habitats in the western half of North Carolina (rare in the eastern half), it's not intuitive that this plant is a member of the daisy family.

Gall of the Earth (Prenanthes trifoliolata) Gall of the Earth (Prenanthes trifoliolata)
Near Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC
13 Sep 2008

Note pale yellow petals and straw-colored pappus.

Gall of the Earth (Prenanthes trifoliolata) Gall of the Earth (Prenanthes trifoliolata)
Near Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC
13 Sep 2008

Gall of the Earth (Prenanthes trifoliolata) Gall of the Earth (Prenanthes trifoliolata)
Near Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC
13 Sep 2008



Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.


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