Biology:Prenanthes

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Short description: Genus of plants


Rattlesnake root
Purple lettuce
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Prenanthes purpurea
Scientific classification
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Plantae
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Genus:
Prenanthes

Species:
P. purpurea
Binomial name
Prenanthes purpurea
L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Prenanthes tenuifolia L.
  • Chondrilla purpurea (L.) Lam.
  • Prenanthes wolfiana Schur
  • Prenanthes purpurea subsp. tenuifolia (L.) Arcang.
  • Chondrilla tenuifolia (L.) Lam.
  • Prenanthes transsilvanica Schur
  • Prenanthes schlosseri Heuff.

Prenanthes is a genus of plant in the family Asteraceae, often referred to as rattlesnake root.[2][3]

Molecular analysis in 2009 revealed that the genus as traditionally envisioned is polyphyletic, meaning that it is a conglomeration of species not closely related to one another. All but one species will be moved to other genera, leaving only Prenanthes purpurea.[4] The species, sometimes called purple lettuce,[5] is widespread across much of Europe and the Middle East.[6]

The genus formerly included species now placed in[1] Aetheorhiza, Askellia, Brickellia, Chondrilla, Crepidiastrum, Crepis, Emilia, Erythroseris, Faberia, Hololeion, Hypochaeris, Ixeris, Kovalevskiella, Lactuca, Lapsanastrum, Launaea, Lygodesmia, Nabalus, Notoseris, Paraprenanthes, Parasenecio, Picrosia, Sonchella, Sonchus, Soroseris, Stephanomeria, Trixis, and Youngia.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2061392 entry