Dwarf Rattlesnakeroot

Prenanthes nana (Bigelow) Torr.

Aster family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
24 inches
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Mid Summer

Native Range

  • USA:  Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
  • CAN:  Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.