P h o t o b y C a r y T i c h e n o r
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Habitat:
Moist areas near the dripline of sandstone rockhouses.
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Species Description:
Perennial herb.
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Early September to late September.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
This perennial herb is similar looking to the common white snakeroot (A.altissium synonym = Eupatorium rugosum). The difference is this rockhouse species has leaf blades about as long as the petiole (the "stem" of the leaf) and they are very thin and delicate. The leaf petioles are longer than the leaf blade in white snakeroot.
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Management:
The habitat for this species is very specialized and not likely to withstand much alteration. Grazing or browsing pressure, vegetation removal, hydrologic changes (i.e. vegetation removal in the vicinity, stream alterations) would be detrimental.
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Global Range:
Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee and Kentucky. Fentress, Pickett, Scott, and Morgan Cos., Tennessee; Jackson, McCreary, Pulaski, Whitley and Wolfe Cos., Kentucky.
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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