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Prenanthes altissima
tall rattlesnake-root
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Prenanthes altissima L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		tall rattlesnake-root
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Prenanthes, Species Prenanthes altissima


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VT: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	1/4/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/13/2025 4:08:17 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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