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Nodding Rattlesnake-root

Prenanthes crepidinea

In the Carolinas and Georgia, found in bottomland forests, rich moist forests, moist to dryish woodlands, prairies, barrens. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Native to Arkansas. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 88%

Height
Up to about 10 feet
Light
Partial shade, Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to wet
Will it fit your yard?

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
August to November

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 9 Arkansas counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

Forests and woodlands

Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.

Prairies and grasslands

Open, grass-dominated places kept open by fire, grazing or thin soil, from tallgrass prairie to Piedmont prairies.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food. 127 animals.

All wildlife of Arkansas

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

3CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

Genus host records with ranges including AR · Nabalus

  • Argyrotaenia marianaGray-Banded Leafroller Moth
  • Paralobesia rhoifructana
  • Phyllocnistis insignis
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
9BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Nabalus

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
1Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Nabalus

  • Colletes compactus
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Beetles 1
  • Diabrotica longicornis

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae
Flower color
White or yellow
Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Nodding Rattlesnake Root; Prenanthes crepidinea

Conservation status

Arkansas rankS1
Global rankG4
AR statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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