Index / Search / Prenanthes alba
§1 Plant
Prenanthes alba L.
vernacular white rattlesnakeroot — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Biennial, Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Prenanthes
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 480 counties across 24 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 480 counties across 24 states/territories.
Arkansas view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Carroll 17015
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Macoupin 17117
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Putnam 17155
- Schuyler 17169
- Shelby 17173
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Warren 17187
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Emmet 26047
- Gogebic 26053
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Houghton 26061
- Ingham 26065
- Iosco 26069
- Isabella 26073
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Manistee 26101
- Marquette 26103
- Mason 26105
- Mecosta 26107
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Missaukee 26113
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Ontonagon 26131
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carlton 27017
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Itasca 27061
- Kanabec 27065
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- Marshall 27089
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pine 27115
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Rice 27131
- Rock 27133
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Swift 27151
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Missouri view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 6 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 15 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Herkimer 36043
- Kings 36047
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schuyler 36097
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 3 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashtabula 39007
- Belmont 39013
- Butler 39017
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Delaware 39041
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Geauga 39055
- Hamilton 39061
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jefferson 39081
- Lake 39085
- Madison 39097
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Ottawa 39123
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Warren 39165
- Wayne 39169
- Wyandot 39175
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Huntingdon 42061
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
South Dakota view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Carroll 51035
- Craig 51045
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Greene 51079
- Henrico 51087
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Page 51139
- Pulaski 51155
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
West Virginia view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 67 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Calumet 55015
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Florence 55037
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PRAL2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3090757 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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