Question: We found this in the forest woodlands in the Hudson Valley of New York and can't identify it! The center …
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Question
We found this in the forest woodlands in the Hudson Valley of New York and can't identify it! The center leaf was a few inches tall (boots for scale!). I'm also curious how to describe this type of leaf?
Answer
Dear Thisismebethp, good morning. You've photographed a species of Nabalus (rattlesnake-root), native members of the composite family. The leaf is pinnately compound, with lobed leaflets. If you want to study more about this plant, most references place it with the genus Prenanthes, but phylogenetic study shows these two genera to be distinct lineages.
