| Nabalus | |
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| Nabalus alatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Subtribe: | Crepidinae |
| Genus: | Nabalus Cass. |
| Type species | |
| Nabalus trifoliolatus | |
Nabalus is a genus of Asian and North American flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. [1] [2]
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Nabalus is now considered the correct name for a group of plants in North America that were formerly considered to be members of Prenanthes , and were included in that genus in the Flora of North America treatment. [3] Common names for the genus include "rattlesnake root" and "white lettuce." The latter reflects its close relationship to lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ) but having flowers that are whitish or purplish-white in some species. Many (perhaps all) of the species are monocarpic perennials, in which an individual plant may live for multiple years in a vegetative condition but then will die after flowering and fruiting. [4]