Prenanthes

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Prenanthes
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Prenanthes purpurea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Hypochaeridinae
Genus: Prenanthes
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Prenanthes is a genus of plant in the family Asteraceae, often referred to as rattlesnake root. [1] [2]

Molecular analysis in 2009 revealed that the genus as traditionally envisioned was polyphyletic, meaning that it is a conglomeration of species not closely related to one another. [3] The genus formerly included species now placed in Aetheorhiza , Askellia , Brickellia , Chondrilla , Crepidiastrum , Crepis , Emilia , Erythroseris , Faberia , Hololeion , Hypochaeris , Ixeris , Lactuca , Lapsanastrum , Launaea , Lygodesmia , Nabalus , Notoseris , Paraprenanthes , Parasenecio , Picrosia , Sonchella , Sonchus , Soroseris , Stephanomeria , Trixis , and Youngia . [4]

Species

As of May 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted nine species: [5]

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<i>Sarracenia purpurea</i> Species of carnivorous plant

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<i>Bauhinia purpurea</i> Species of legume

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<i>Echinacea purpurea</i> Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae

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<i>Nabalus</i> Genus of flowering plants

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<i>Berkheya</i> Genus of flowering plants

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<i>Dalea purpurea</i> Species of flowering plant in the pea family

Dalea purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known as purple prairie clover. Native to central North America, purple prairie clover is a relatively common member of the Great Plains and prairie ecosystems. It blooms in the summer with dense spikes of bright purple flowers that attract many species of insects.

<i>Phalonidia gilvicomana</i> Species of moth

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<i>Prenanthes purpurea</i> Species of plant

Prenanthes purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native from Europe to northeastern Turkey and the Caucasus. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. The species is sometimes called purple lettuce.

<i>Piliostigma malabaricum</i> Species of legume

Piliostigma malabaricum is a small tree species in the family Fabaceae. It was previously placed in the genus Bauhinia, but names changed with reorganisation of the subfamily Cercidoideae and the tribe Bauhinieae.

<i>Sibbaldia</i> Genus of Rosaceae plants

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<i>Diapensia</i> Genus of Diapensiaceae plants

Diapensia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Diapensiaceae. Most of the species are found in the Himalayas. Diapensia lapponica has a high Arctic, circumpolar distribution.

References

  1. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 797-798
  2. Tropicos, Prenanthes L.
  3. Posch, M., et al. (2011). A new trisaccharide derivative from Prenanthes purpurea. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 76(6), 841-45.
  4. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-12-15 at archive.today
  5. "Prenanthes L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2024-05-18.