Prenanthes purpurea L.

Rattlesnake root (en), Prénanthe pourpre (fr), Prénanthès (fr), Prénanthès pourpre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Prenanthes

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.55-1.35m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.55 - 1.35
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Condyloma (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Prenanthes purpurea habit picture by Jindřich Jindřich (cc-by-sa)
Prenanthes purpurea habit picture by alderash (cc-by-sa)
Prenanthes purpurea habit picture by Cristian Zanella Cristian Zanella (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Prenanthes purpurea leaf picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Prenanthes purpurea leaf picture by Tom Sutter (cc-by-sa)
Prenanthes purpurea leaf picture by Markus (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Prenanthes purpurea flower picture by Tom Sutter (cc-by-sa)
Prenanthes purpurea flower picture by Laurent Chevallier (cc-by-sa)
Prenanthes purpurea flower picture by Babette Ernst (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Prenanthes purpurea fruit picture by claude lerat -gentet Mme (cc-by-sa)
Prenanthes purpurea fruit picture by Laurent GUILLAUME (cc-by-sa)
Prenanthes purpurea fruit picture by Pascal Blondaz (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Prenanthes purpurea world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, France, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:239557-1
WFO ID wfo-0000134561
COL ID 77WVM
BDTFX ID 53096
INPN ID 115813
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Chondrilla purpurea Prenanthes wolfiana Prenanthes amplexicaulis Hylethale purpurea Hieracium prenanthes Prenanthes transsilvanica Prenanthes schlosseri Chondrilla tenuifolia Prenanthes tenuifolia Prenanthes purpurea subsp. purpurea Prenanthes purpurea subsp. tenuifolia Prenanthes purpurea