Kingdom Plantae Scientific name Prenanthes Rank Genus | Species P. purpurea Higher classification Daisy family | |
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Lower classifications Rattlesnake Root, Erythroseris amabilis | ||
Prenanthes is a genus of plant in the family Asteraceae, often referred to as rattlesnake root.
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. The species, sometimes called purple lettuce, is widespread across much of Europe and the Middle East.
see 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 Youngia
