Index / Search / Prenanthes altissima
§1 Plant
Prenanthes altissima L.
vernacular tall rattlesnakeroot — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- 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
· 735 counties across 27 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 735 counties across 27 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- Douglas 17041
- Edgar 17045
- Gallatin 17059
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Johnson 17087
- Lake 17097
- Madison 17119
- Massac 17127
- Monroe 17133
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Saline 17165
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Warren 17187
Indiana view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Bartholomew 18005
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Decatur 18031
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Elkhart 18039
- Fayette 18041
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Noble 18113
- Ohio 18115
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- Rush 18139
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Vigo 18167
- Warren 18171
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Kentucky view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Breathitt 21025
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Garrard 21079
- Grant 21081
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Knott 21119
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Nicholas 21181
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Wayne 21231
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Allegan 26005
- Arenac 26011
- Barry 26015
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Clare 26035
- Eaton 26045
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Isabella 26073
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lapeer 26087
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Macomb 26099
- Midland 26111
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Sanilac 26151
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Mississippi view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Barry 29009
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Christian 29043
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Monroe 29137
- Morgan 29141
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Phelps 29161
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Texas 29215
- Warren 29219
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schuyler 36097
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Burke 37023
- Cabarrus 37025
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Cumberland 37051
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Gaston 37071
- Granville 37077
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Orange 37135
- Person 37145
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Yadkin 37197
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 69 N ▾
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Lorain 39093
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Monroe 39111
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Putnam 39137
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Cannon 47015
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hancock 47067
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marshall 47117
- McMinn 47107
- McNairy 47109
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Unicoi 47171
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Williamson 47187
Texas view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Dickenson 51051
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King William 51101
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Surry 51181
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
West Virginia view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Braxton 54007
- Brooke 54009
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Marion 54049
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tucker 54093
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PRAL3 ↗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:
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