Prenanthes is a genus of plant in the family Asteraceae, often referred to as rattlesnake root.[1][2]

Prenanthes
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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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

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

References

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  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.